Principles of Speech, and Dictionary of Sounds

Book excerpt: Excerpt from Principles of Speech, and Dictionary of Sounds: Including Directions and Exercises for the Cure of Stammering and Correction of All Faults of Articulation The subject of Visible Speech was not introduced in either of the preceding editions, but it is now added, as a completing section, to the book. A study of the princi ples of Visible Speech cannot fail to be of important assistance to the student in mastering the Principles of Speech, for teaching purposes. The theories and classifications of the earlier editions are here left unchanged, in order that the advance made by Visible Speech may be clearly recognized and estimated. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.