Orthography is always in the rear of pronunciation." Both of these dicta are true; but the standard that certainly determines Orthography is the Press. Hence, since the invention of Printing in the 15TH Century, the variations of spelling are comparatively... Transactions - Side 115af Inverness Gaelic Society - 1873Fuld visning - Om denne bog
| E. O'Conor - 1808 - 232 sider
...has its broad sound, both when preceded " and when followed by a broad vowel ; and in "like manner has its small sound, both when " preceded and when followed by a small M vowel. If a consonant were preceded by X ** a vowel of one quality, and followed bji " one of a different... | |
| August Friedrich Pott - 1861 - 1064 sider
...followed by a broad vowel; and in like manner has its small sound (\. ÏV des handsome, pron. dheeas), both when preceded and when followed by a small vowel. If a consonant were preceded by a vowel of one quality, and followed by one of a different quality; the reader, it has been thought,... | |
| Inverness Gaelic Society - 1873 - 154 sider
...consonant — the J being an importation from the French. Q is a Latin redundancy, amply represented by CM, just as X can be by ecs. In regard to Orthography,...whether the consonant should be pronounced with, its broad or with its small sound. Hence the rule of Gaelic Orthography, " Leathan ri leatlian 'us caol... | |
| Inverness Gaelic Society - 1873 - 154 sider
...example, the combination ough varies in a remarkable way, as— thorough, plough, enough, cough, &c., &c. G and J and Y 'in English are often transposed....whether the consonant should be pronounced with its broad or with its small sound. Hence the rale of Gaelic Orthography, " Leathan ri leathan 'us caol... | |
| Alexander Stewart - 1901 - 208 sider
...shown, has its broad sound, both when preceded and when followed by a broad vowel ; and in like manner has its small -sound, both when preceded and when...by a small vowel. If a consonant were preceded by a vowel of one quality, and followed by one of a different quality, the reader, it has been thought,... | |
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