 When two vowels come together each one is sounded, though the result when spoken quickly is sometimes scarcely to be distinguished from a single sound, as in ai...  Library Journal - Page 303edited by - 1885Full view - About this book
 | Hugh Robert Mill - Geography - 1899 - 1130 pages
...; y always represents a consonant ; whilst kh and gh stand for gutturals. One accent only is to be used, the acute, to denote the syllable on which stress is laid. It is obvious that in numerous instances these rules must prove altogether inadequate when attempting... | |
 | George Goudie Chisholm, Charles Henry Leete - Geography - 1899 - 472 pages
...the acute, to denote the syllable on which stress is laid. ... 5. The broad feature of the system is that vowels are pronounced as in Italian, and consonants as in English. 7. Every letter is pronounced. When two vowels come together, each one is fiounded, though the result,... | |
 | Aden, Gulf of - 1900 - 580 pages
...accent would be so complicated as only to defeat itself. 4. The broad features of the system adopted are that vowels are pronounced as in Italian and consonants as in English, every letter being pronounced. Two accents only are used : — (I.) The acute, to denote the syllable... | |
 | Australasia - 1889 - 768 pages
...spot by a study of local accent and peculiarities. 5. Tftt brow.l feature* oftlit xyttem are : — (a) That vowels are pronounced as in Italian and consonants as in English. (b) Every letter is pronounced, and no redundant letters are introduced. When two vowels come together,... | |
 | Geography - 1898 - 430 pages
...pronunciation of the written name must learn it on the spot by a study of local accent and peculiarities. 5. The broad features of the system are : («) That...pronounced as in Italian, and consonants as in English. (6) Every letter is pronounced, and no redundant letters are introduced. When two vowels come together,... | |
 | Thomas Joshua Alldridge - Ethnology - 1901 - 508 pages
...spot by a study of local accent and peculiarities. 5. The broad features of the system are : — (a) That vowels are pronounced as in Italian and consonants as in English. (b) Every letter is pronounced, and no redundant letters are introduced. When two vowels come together,... | |
 | American Library Association - Cataloging - 1908 - 128 pages
...fcal.iircH of the system are, that vowels are pronounced as in Italian nnil < oimonunts us in Knglfoh. b One accent only is used — the acute — to denote the syllable on which stress in hid. 7 Kvcry letter is pronounced. When two vowels come together each one is •oundcd, thoiiKli... | |
 | Elections - 1909 - 550 pages
...quickly, is sometimes scarcely to be distinguished from a single sound, as in ai, o«, ei. (c) One accent is used, the acute, to denote the syllable on which stress is laid. This is very important, as the sounds of many names are entirely altered by the misplacement of this... | |
 | Frederick William Hugh Migeod - Africa, West - 1911 - 408 pages
...spot by a study of local accent and peculiarities. 5. The broad features of the system are :— (a) That vowels are pronounced as in Italian and consonants as in English. (6) Every letter is pronounced, and no redundant letters are introduced. When two vowels come together,... | |
 | Percy Amaury Talbot - Ekoi (African people). - 1912 - 706 pages
...explained in " Hints to Travellers." As stated therein, the broad features of the system are : — (a) " That vowels are pronounced as in Italian and consonants as in English. (6) Every letter is pronounced, and no redundant letters are introduced. (c) Two accents only are used... | |
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