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- Frontmatter
- PREFACE
- Contents
- AN ESSAY ON THE MODERN PRONUNCIATION OF THE GREEK AND LATIN LANGUAGES
- I Ancient Accent
- II Modern system of pronouncing the two ancient languages
- III Pronunciation of the ancient feet according to accent
- IV Pronunciation of the ancient feet according to quantity
- V English and Italian feet that correspond with those in Greek and Latin
- VI Ictus Metricus, Arsis, and Thesis
- VII Ambiguity
- VIII Cæsura
- IX Ease and distinctness of articulation
- X Elisions in Greek and Latin
- XI Elisions in English, French, and Italian
- XII Accentual system considered with regard to the rhythm
- XIII Restoration of ancient accent impossible
- XIV Pronunciation according to quantity in Prose
- XV On a new mode of pronouncing the ancient languages
- XVI Conclusion
- Index
- ERRATA, &c
II - Modern system of pronouncing the two ancient languages
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 October 2014
- Frontmatter
- PREFACE
- Contents
- AN ESSAY ON THE MODERN PRONUNCIATION OF THE GREEK AND LATIN LANGUAGES
- I Ancient Accent
- II Modern system of pronouncing the two ancient languages
- III Pronunciation of the ancient feet according to accent
- IV Pronunciation of the ancient feet according to quantity
- V English and Italian feet that correspond with those in Greek and Latin
- VI Ictus Metricus, Arsis, and Thesis
- VII Ambiguity
- VIII Cæsura
- IX Ease and distinctness of articulation
- X Elisions in Greek and Latin
- XI Elisions in English, French, and Italian
- XII Accentual system considered with regard to the rhythm
- XIII Restoration of ancient accent impossible
- XIV Pronunciation according to quantity in Prose
- XV On a new mode of pronouncing the ancient languages
- XVI Conclusion
- Index
- ERRATA, &c
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- Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2014