Section

CHAPTER VII.

THE NATURAL SIGNIFICANCY OF ARTICULATE SOUNDS.

167. Every Articulate Sound has naturally a Specific Import......

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182

THE RELATIONS OF THE LETTERS TO THE ELEMENTARY SOUNDS.
183. Vowel Letters-A

204 197. Consonant Letters-K... 210

THE ORIGIN OF THE ENGLISH ALPHABET ACCOUNTS FOR ITS Defects.

ORTHOGRAPHICAL EXPEDIENTS.

222. Expedients for representing the Elementary Sounds..

222

CHAPTER VI.

ORTHOGRAPHY.

223. In what Orthography con- 231. Value of silent Letters.... 228
224 232. Etymological Facts and
Reasons...

sists

224. Diversities in Orthography 224
225. Inconsistencies of English 233. Analogies of the English

229

229

226. Different Plans of Reform. 225 234. Change of Pronunciation.. 230

230. Normal Use of the Letters. 228 238. Orthographic Analysis.. 233

243. The Definition

242 245. Genders of Nouns...
244. Classification of Nouns.... 242 246. Additional Facts....

243

246

269. Comparison of Adjectives. 266 277. Comparative Etymology
270. Simple or Terminational 278. Numerals..

Comparison.....

266 279. Importance

271. Compound Comparison.... 266 280. Classification..

272. Irregular Comparison....

273. Irregular Terminations

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270

271

271

271

272

267 281. Compound Numerals..... 273
267 282. Plural Forms of Cardinal

Substitution of Plurality for
Unity...

284

295. Declension of Personal Pro-

294. Comparative Etymology .. 281 300. Pronouns of the third Per-

nouns in the Anglo-Saxon 281 301. The German Usage.

286

305. Self used as an Adjective.. 292 314. Adjective Pronouns

306. "

Self" emphatic.....

292 315. Reciprocal Pronouns

307. Demonstrative Pronouns.. 292 316. Indeterminate Pronouns... 301

291 313. Comparative Etymology

297

298

301

319. Classification of Verbs.... 305 343. Derivation of Auxiliary

318

326. Forms for the Present Tense 308 346. The Verb Substantive.... 324
327. Forms for the Past Tense. 309 347. Conjugation of the Verb "to