THE susceptible changes in the accentual syllables in words (of simple vowel sounds) from one to eight syllables are as follow. OF THE SIMPLE AND DIPHTHONGAL VOWELS, Referred to by the figures in this System of Orthography. A. The long slender English à, as in måte, bå-ker. 4 á The short sound of the Italian â, as in mân, cân-vass. 1 i 2 1 The long e, as in mère, sère, mě-diate. The short ê, as in sêt, neb, rêd. I. The long diphthongal 1, as in fine, klne, si-lence. 0. The long open ở, as in số, nồ, mỏ.tive. 28 The long close o, as in ap-prove, re-move. The long broad o, as in corn, storm. 3 48 The short broad ô, as in lôt, rôd. 1 2 U. The long diphthongal u, as in cube, con-clúde. 3 ů The middle or obtuse ù, as in půsh, búsh, füll, påss. OI & OU. 32 ôi. The long broad o, and the short i, as in oil. 33 où. The long broad &, and the middle obtuse ù, as in thỏủ, pỏùnd. |