The Oxford Companion to the English LanguageTom McArthur, Thomas Burns McArthur, Roshan McArthur Oxford University Press, 1996 - 1053 First published in 1992, The Oxford Companion to the English Language was described by The Times as an `excellent guide to the history, geography and contours of English', one that `immediately establishes itself as a necessary book'. A carefully-planned shorter version of the Oxford Companion to the English Language, this new Concise concentrates on the central themes in the language: grammar, usage, dialect, pronunciation, and the history of English. Within each theme all the key subjects are covered, and individual entries offer all the most essential information from the parent Companion. With nearly 2,000 articles in A-Z format the Concise Companion is an ideal reference for both students and general readers wanting access to the highly readable scholarship of the Companion in a portable and affordable format. |
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... vowel distinct . Vowel sounds . Phonetically , a vowel is a speech sound characterized by voicing ( the vibration of the larynx ) and by ab- sence of obstruction or audible friction in the vocal tract , allowing the breath free passage ...
... vowel distinct . Vowel sounds . Phonetically , a vowel is a speech sound characterized by voicing ( the vibration of the larynx ) and by ab- sence of obstruction or audible friction in the vocal tract , allowing the breath free passage ...
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... vowel , the // in ship a semi- high front unrounded vowel . Cardinal vowels . While this general clas- sification provides an approximate de- scription of vowel quality , it is not sufficient to define all the vowels in a system such as ...
... vowel , the // in ship a semi- high front unrounded vowel . Cardinal vowels . While this general clas- sification provides an approximate de- scription of vowel quality , it is not sufficient to define all the vowels in a system such as ...
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... vowel is described as lax . In view of the time required to move to more peripheral vowel positions , tense vowels tend to be peripheral and lax vowels closer to schwa , the neutral or central vowel . If an English word ends in a vowel , ...
... vowel is described as lax . In view of the time required to move to more peripheral vowel positions , tense vowels tend to be peripheral and lax vowels closer to schwa , the neutral or central vowel . If an English word ends in a vowel , ...
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Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language Thomas Burns McArthur,Roshan McArthur Ograniczony podgląd - 2005 |
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