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85, 86
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124—126. System of sounds
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86, 87
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CHAPTER III.
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OF CERTAIN COMBINATIONS OF ARTICULATE SOUNDS.
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127. Sharp and flat mutes
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88
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128. Unstable combinations
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89
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129. Effect of y
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89
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130, 131. Double consonants rare
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89
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132. True aspirates rare
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90
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CHAPTER IV.
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EUPHONY AND THE PERMUTATION OF LETTERS.
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133. Euphony
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92
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134. Permutation
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93
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CHAPTER V.
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ON THE FORMATION OF SYLLABLES.
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135. Syllabification
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95—97
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CHAPTER VI.
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ON QUANTITY.
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136. Long and short sounds
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98
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137. Quantity of vowels—of syllables
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98
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138. Classical and English measurements
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99
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CHAPTER VII.
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ON ACCENT.
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139. Place of accents
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101
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140. Distinctive accents
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101
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141. Emphasis
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102
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CHAPTER VIII.
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ORTHOGRAPHY.
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142. Orthoepy
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103
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143—146. Principle of an alphabet
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103—105
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147. Violations of it
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105
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148. Rules
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107
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149—151. Details of English
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107—109
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152. Insufficiency
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109
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153. Inconsistency
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109
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154. Erroneousness
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110
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155. Redundancy
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110
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156. Unsteadiness
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110
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157. Other defects
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111
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158. Historical propriety
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113
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159. Conventional spelling
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113
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CHAPTER IX.
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HISTORICAL SKETCH OF THE ENGLISH ALPHABET.
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160—166. Phœnician, Greek, Roman stages
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116—124
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166—172. Anglo-Saxon alphabet
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124—126
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173. Anglo-Norman alphabet
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126
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174. Extract from Ormulum
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127
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175. Order of alphabet
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128
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PART IV.Table of Contents
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ETYMOLOGY.
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CHAPTER I.
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ON THE PROVINCE OF ETYMOLOGY.
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176—179. Meaning of term
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131—133
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CHAPTER II.
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ON GENDER.
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180. Boy
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