Fox texts / by William Jones.

  • William Jones
Date:
1907
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Credit: Fox texts / by William Jones. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    VOWELS. u Short like u in full, u Long like u in yule. 0 Short like o in hotel, d Long like o in rose. a Like the short vowel sound in sun. a Short like a in what, a Long like a in alms, d Like the broad a in law. a Like a in alley, e Like e in let. e Like the a-sound in tale. 1 Like i in sit. i Long as in the vowel sound in see. • Denotes isolation of preceding vowel. “ Indicates nasalization of preceding vowel. DIPHTHONGS. ai Like the diphthong in my. At Like the diphthong in turn, with the r of the word slurred. ei Like the diphthong in day. ai Like the diphthong in hoy. au Like the diphthong in shout, ou Like the diphthong in foe. The normal quantity of the final vowel is short and weak, and for that reason it often occurs in a small supe- rior letter. It is generally omitted where the following word begins with a vowel. The matter of stress can be indicated only in a general way. As a rule, in words of two syllables the accent falls on the first; in words of three syllables, the accent falls on the antepenult; and in words of more than three syllables there is generally a principal stress on the first or second syllables and a falling secondary stress on the penult. In many instances stress is contrary to what is here stated, and in such cases it is generally indicated by the acute accent. In conclusion it is fitting that I should express my grat-
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