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... sound value . Gamma was then adapted by the Etruscans to represent the voiceless velar stop / k / , a use taken over by the Romans . In Old English , c repre- sented both the sound / k / as in cynn ( ' kin ' ) and the sound ch / tf / as ...
... sound value . Gamma was then adapted by the Etruscans to represent the voiceless velar stop / k / , a use taken over by the Romans . In Old English , c repre- sented both the sound / k / as in cynn ( ' kin ' ) and the sound ch / tf / as ...
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... Sound values . The vowel letter e can rep- resent a variety of sounds : ( 1 ) Short : pet , very , herring , discretion . ( 2 ) Long , as in stressed be , he , me and in completion , region . When unstressed , a shortened variant may be ...
... Sound values . The vowel letter e can rep- resent a variety of sounds : ( 1 ) Short : pet , very , herring , discretion . ( 2 ) Long , as in stressed be , he , me and in completion , region . When unstressed , a shortened variant may be ...
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... sound of bells ; a speech sound . ( 3 ) In phonetics , the audible result of an utterance : the b - sound in ' big ' . ( 4 ) To make or produce a sound : The bells sounded across the valley . ( 5 ) To indicate ( something ) through sound ...
... sound of bells ; a speech sound . ( 3 ) In phonetics , the audible result of an utterance : the b - sound in ' big ' . ( 4 ) To make or produce a sound : The bells sounded across the valley . ( 5 ) To indicate ( something ) through sound ...
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