Knowledge is Power: A Guide to Personal CultureHutchinson, 1935 - 360 pages |
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... sound . We hear it in its first elementary form in the beating of a tom - tom , or the tattoo of a drum , which has a stimulat- ing effect upon the martial ardour of its audience . We may also recognize this inborn delight in rhythm in ...
... sound . We hear it in its first elementary form in the beating of a tom - tom , or the tattoo of a drum , which has a stimulat- ing effect upon the martial ardour of its audience . We may also recognize this inborn delight in rhythm in ...
Page 252
... sounds nor his mouth to form them . The Science of Phonetics Phonetics are an exact physical science . We may learn the way in which every consonant or vowel sound is formed as it passes from the throat to the lips . We may analyse ...
... sounds nor his mouth to form them . The Science of Phonetics Phonetics are an exact physical science . We may learn the way in which every consonant or vowel sound is formed as it passes from the throat to the lips . We may analyse ...
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... sound . In our own language their names are not so clearly traced to their original imita- tions , owing to the various laws of change which I have briefly explained on a previous page , but they are to be traced nevertheless . Let us ...
... sound . In our own language their names are not so clearly traced to their original imita- tions , owing to the various laws of change which I have briefly explained on a previous page , but they are to be traced nevertheless . Let us ...
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