James Ruggles
Published: 2013-09
Total Pages: 36
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1829 edition. Excerpt: ...RULE IV. The vowels in all syllables immediately following the letters of graduation z, s, m, rm, rms, rL, and beginning with y are long. Bonzyin bonzyonpi bpnzsym bonzmyonpi bonzyed bonzrmyad. Rule v. The vowels in the first syllable of the substantive verb, when preceded by y, or by a pronominal letter, followed by y, either when used by itself or subjoined to radices with a graduative letter before it, are long; as also in yzd, no; as, Yonpi, tyinpi, fyanpi, bonzyonpi, bonztywnpi, bonzsr pyenpi. But vowels in syllables subjoined to radices without A graduative letter, are short; as bonyin, bonyonpi, bonyed. RULE VI. The vowels in all adjuncts, as well as z, zs, zm, &c. are short; as, Portaphonpi, dikorfszton, Pak/foun, hagonztin, homywten fekmdun, filyzdun. When used in radices or terminations, z being ranked with the secondary vowels, must have, like them, invariably a long sound, that of o in note; but when used as a graduative letter or adjunct, it has always the sound of w in nut, the shortest of all the vowels. See Alphabet. RULE VII. The vowels immediately followed by a consonant or semivowel, even in the plural of verbs, and not jdesignated as in the preceding Rules 11. Hi. Iv. and V. are short. The preceding rules apply also to the terminations 'pf verbs when a negative conjunction is subjoined, the y authorising the preceding syllable to be long, lo make the pronunciation of it more distinct from: he same terminations when subjoined by a positive injunction, which must be short; but negative interjections have not the same effect; as, Legzpinpitya skribpinpidya. ACCENT. Accent is a stress of voice laid on particular syllables, as emphasis is placed on certain words, for the purpose of rendering them more distinctly heard...