Orthophony: Or, Vocal Culture in Elocution: A Manual of Elementary Exercises, Adapted to Dr. Rush's "Philosophy of the Human Voice," and Designed as an Introduction to Russell's "American Elocutionist."W.D. Ticknor and Company, 1845 - 336 pages |
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... impassioned articulation . The methods of practical training , founded on the theory and the suggestions of Dr. Rush , are attended by a permanent salu- tary influence of the highest value . They produce a free and powerful exertion of ...
... impassioned articulation . The methods of practical training , founded on the theory and the suggestions of Dr. Rush , are attended by a permanent salu- tary influence of the highest value . They produce a free and powerful exertion of ...
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... Impassioned , " Shouting , Calling , Degrees of Force , CH . VI " STRESS , " " Radical , " Examples , . 145 , 146 • 147 147 • 147 combinations , 55-58 " Median , " Words , containing classi- fied elements , 58-60 Examples , " Vanishing ...
... Impassioned , " Shouting , Calling , Degrees of Force , CH . VI " STRESS , " " Radical , " Examples , . 145 , 146 • 147 147 • 147 combinations , 55-58 " Median , " Words , containing classi- fied elements , 58-60 Examples , " Vanishing ...
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... Impassioned , " 211 • Examples , Prosodial , or Metrical , 292 , 993 293-295 • 296 296 296-300 · 309 Rhythmical and Prosodial Accent , combined , CH . IX . EMPHASIS AND Ex- PRESSION , Impassioned Emphasis , Unimpassioned Examples ...
... Impassioned , " 211 • Examples , Prosodial , or Metrical , 292 , 993 293-295 • 296 296 296-300 · 309 Rhythmical and Prosodial Accent , combined , CH . IX . EMPHASIS AND Ex- PRESSION , Impassioned Emphasis , Unimpassioned Examples ...
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... impassioned utterance , and , in greater or less degree , accompanying all vivid ex- pression , and all distinct articulation . CHAPTER II . FUNCTION OF BREATHING . THE organs of voice , in common with all other parts of the bodily ...
... impassioned utterance , and , in greater or less degree , accompanying all vivid ex- pression , and all distinct articulation . CHAPTER II . FUNCTION OF BREATHING . THE organs of voice , in common with all other parts of the bodily ...
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... impassioned recitation , renders a slight comparative " roll " of the " hard " r una- voidable , at the beginning of a word . But it is a gross error of taste , to prolong this sound , in the style of foreign accent , as in French and ...
... impassioned recitation , renders a slight comparative " roll " of the " hard " r una- voidable , at the beginning of a word . But it is a gross error of taste , to prolong this sound , in the style of foreign accent , as in French and ...
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accent ance appropriate articulation Aspirated pectoral quality aspirated quality breath brisk cadence character Coriolanus deep degree diphthong distinct ditone downward slide droll humor earth effect Effusive orotund element elocution emotion emphasis enunciation error exemplified exercises explosive expression Expulsive orotund fault feeling force forest fly gentle glottis grave grief guttural habit hath heart heaven High pitch horror human voice Impassioned impressive language larynx light Lord Low pitch marked Median stress melody ment Middle pitch mode Moderate monotone movement musical scale natural night o'er oratorical declamation organs Pathos phrases practice prevalent prolonged prosodial pure tone purity of tone quantity radical stress reader reading rhetorical rhythm scale semitone sentence sentiment solemn soul speaker speaking speech student style subdued Sublimity subtonic syllables termed thee thou tion tonic trachea unimpassioned usually utterance vanishing stress verse vivid vocal sound voice wave whispering words دو
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