1862.] _j.'^- [Consonantal Diphthongs. 



7. Palatal Vuioel-conwnant : By J, ns in Jiallelujah, 

 By 1/, as in ^car, you, " e, "■ eice, hcic, 



" /, " million, onion, " — , " vse. 



d. Consonantal Diphthongs. 

 § 52. With regard to the consonantal diphthongs, their spelling 

 is found under the head of the single consonants of -which they are 

 composed, with the exception of the following combinations, where 

 peculiar characters are used for their representation : 



'■'• z, '■'■ mezzotinto. 

 § 53. Thus far the characters have been exhibited by which the 

 several elementary sounds of the English language are represented 

 in writing ; I now invert this exhibition, and intend to show the 

 number of elementary sounds, expressed by the single and double 

 characters of English orthography. 



a. Simple Vowel-sitjns. 



