 | 1842 - 630 σελίδες
...show its effect on certain surnames. "The most pervading characteristic of K. Anglian pronunciation is a narrowness and tenuity, precisely the reverse of the round, sonorous, 'mouth-filling' tones of the north ofEngland. The broad and open vowels, the rich and full tones of diphthongs, are generally... | |
 | Joseph Bosworth - 1838 - 986 σελίδες
...24. " The most general and pervading characteristic of East-Anglian pronunciation," says Mr. Forby, "is a narrowness and tenuity, precisely the reverse of the round, sonorous, 'mouth-filling' tones of the north of England. The broad and open sounds of vowels, the rich and full tones of diphthongs, are... | |
 | James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps - 1847 - 42 σελίδες
...pervading characteristic of our pronunciation," observes Mr. Forby, " is a narrowness and tennity, precisely the reverse of the round, sonorous, mouth-filling...of vowels, the rich and full tones of diphthongs, arc generally thus reduced." The same writer enters very minutely into the subject of the peculiarities... | |
 | Joseph Bosworth - 1848 - 242 σελίδες
...sonorous, 'mouth-filling' tones of the north of England. The broad and open sounds of vowels, the rieh and full tones of diphthongs, are generally thus reduced....— not universally. Some few words become broader, but they become abo harsher and? coarser. This narrowness of utterance is, in some parís, rendered... | |
 | Joseph Bosworth - 1848 - 248 σελίδες
...24. " The most general and pervading characteristic of East-Anglian pronunciation," says Mr. Forby, " is a narrowness and tenuity, precisely the reverse of the round, sonorous, ' mouth-filling' tones of the north of England. The broad and open sounds of vowels, the rich and full tones of diphthongs, are... | |
 | James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps - 1850 - 526 σελίδες
...NORFOLK. " The most general and pervading characteristic of our pronunciation," observes Mr. Forby, " is a narrowness and tenuity, precisely the reverse...tones of diphthongs, are generally thus reduced." The same writer enters very minutely into the subject of the peculiarities of this dialect, and his... | |
 | William Chauncey Fowler - 1851 - 1502 σελίδες
...Counties." FORBY remarks that " the most general and pervading characteristic of the pronunciation is a narrowness and tenuity, precisely the reverse...sonorous, ' mouth-filling' tones of Northern English. This narrowness of utterance is, in some parts of this district, rendered still more offensive to ears... | |
 | William Chauncey Fowler - 1858 - 424 σελίδες
...Counties." FORBY remarks that " the most general and pervading characteristic of the pronunciation is a narrowness and tenuity, precisely the reverse...sonorous, ' mouth-filling' tones of Northern English. This narrowness of utterance is, in some parts of this district, rendered still more offensive to cars... | |
 | 1871
...The dialect of East Anglia has for its most general and prevailing characteristic of pronunciation a narrowness and tenuity, precisely the reverse of the round, sonorous, mouth-filling tones of the Northern English. The narrowness of utterance is in some parts of this dialect, rendered still... | |
 | William Chauncey Fowler - 1873 - 814 σελίδες
...Counties." FORBY remarks that " the most general and pervading characteristic of the pronunciation is a narrowness and tenuity, precisely the reverse...sonorous, 'mouth-filling' tones of Northern English. This narrowness of utterance is, in some parts of this district, rendered still more offensive to ears... | |
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I'm blow'd but we've lost! who'da thought it ?" Smack goes the flat's hat over his eyes ; exit the confederates with a loud laugh. NORFOLK. "The most general and pervading characteristic of our pronunciation," observes Mr. Forby, " is a narrowness and... 
