Tate!. | 



r)2 



I May. 



2. ^, as in nation, 

 8. t, " feature. 



It is mute : 

 In ,s/, as in christen, chestnut, 



icoistcoat, castle. 

 " /■/, as in mortijage; at the 

 end of words, as in 

 ragout, depot. 



Frepresents 1 sound, as in vile, Jove. 

 ]V represents one sound, as in loise. 



It is mute : 

 In wv, as in icrite, 

 " sw, " sicorel, ansicer, 



fu\ 



two. 



F(see among vowels.) 



Z represents 3 sounds : 



1. s, as in zeal, freeze, 



2. z, " azure, 



'' mezzotint. 



3 



e. Compound Consonant-signs. 



Ch has 4 sounds : 



1. ch, as in church, 



2. ch, " ostrich, 



0. ch, " champaign, 

 4. ch, " ache, Christ. 



It is mute, as in drachm, i/acht. 



Ck has 2 sounds : 



1. ck, as in hacJc, brick, 



2. ck, " Itlackgnard. 



Gh has 4 sounds : 



1. gh, as in ghost, 



2. gh, " laugh, rough, 



3. gh, " hough, lough, 

 i. gh, " hiccough. 



It is mute, as in Armagh^ us- 

 quebaugh, iceigh,nigh, bough, 

 though, through, Hugh. 



Ng has 2 sounds : 

 1. ng, as in thing, 

 2- ng, " finger. 



Ph has 4 sounds : 

 1. ph, as in phial, Joseph, 



2. ph, as in Stephen (v). 



3. ph, " aphelion (f-h). 



4. ph, '■'■ diphthong (p). 



Sc has 4 sounds : 

 sc, as in scour, sceptic, 

 sc, " scene, 

 sc, "■ conscience, 

 sc, " discern. 



Sch has 2 sounds : 



1. sch, as in school, 



2. sch, " schism, 



iSh has one sound, as in ship, 

 fish. 



Th has 3 sounds : 



1. th, as in thank, bath, 



2. th, " than, mother, 



3. th, " thijme, isthmus. 



X has 4 sounds : 



1. a;, as in expect, exile, 



2. X, " example, 

 o. X, " beaux, 



4. X, " xanthic. 



After thus showing the full extent of the field of my investiga- 

 tions, and after giving to the reader some idea of the work before me, 

 I close this first part. In the next I shall commence the work of 

 solving the problem of English pronunciation and orthography, be- 

 iiinning; with a historv of the formation of the Emrlish tongue. 



