1001 Questions and Answers on Orthography and Reading by B. A. Hathaway
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124. _Give an example._ Quoit. ORTHOEPY. 1. _What is Orthoepy?_ That science which treats of the elementary sounds and the pronunciation of words. 2. _What is Phonology?_ The science of the elementary sounds uttered by the human voice in speech. 3. _What is an Elementary sound?_ One that cannot be divided so as to be represented by two or more letters. 4. _What is Sound?_ A sensation produced on the auditory nerve by the rapid vibratory motion of any elastic substance. 5. _What is the least number of vibrations that will produce an audible sound?_ Sixteen per second. |
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