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Walker's Pronouncing Dictionary: In Which the Accentuation, Orthography, and Pronunciation of the English Language Is Distinctly Shown According to ... Most Eminent Lexicographers

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Excerpt from Walker's Pronouncing Dictionary: In Which the Accentuation, Orthography, and Pronunciation of the English Language Is Distinctly Shown According to the Present Practice of the Most Eminent Lexicographers

To form the diphthong dt' or by'. It is necessary to pronounce the full soun of t', dwelling some time on that vowel before the sound is intercepted by tit motion of the under jaw to the position of formin the slender sound i. An then the voice is instantly to cease - This diphthong or W'. Difara from tin of i only in this, that the first vowel s' is distinctly heard before it unites wit the latter vowel i. Sheridan.

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370 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1791

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