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of which is said to be “my very worthy father,” or “my very 
reverend Priest ” ; but from the absence of accentuation the letters 
fail to convey any idea of the pronunciation. 
Punch thus describes a similar difficulty with the word 
« Langalibalele” ; and the manner in which he puts it is a forcible 
example cf the difficulty resulting from the absence of accent. 
“ Some men may praise and some denounce you, 
« But tell me—how shall I pronounce you ? 
“There’s something of a southern sea 
“Tn soft Lan-gali-bale-le. 
“Thus spoken,—Langa-liba-lele, 
“ You'd rhyme, not reason, with Kenealy 
“But if in dactyls, Langali-balele ; 
“ Oh, what a wonderful rhyme to Galilee!” 
Emphasis has the effect of bringing certain words into 
prominence as compared with others. 
Its effect, as it appears in the Logograph, is to create changes 
in the force and in the intervals of time with which words are 
uttered. 
It is, however, only an adjunct of speaking, which may, or may 
not, be employed. 
‘Or it may be varied in degree, or changed from one word to 
another in a sentence, according to the impression intended to 
be conveyed to the hearer. 
In this respect it differs entirely from accent, which is a fixed 
property of words and an integral part of their pronunciation. 
Conclusion. 
It will be seen that the Logograph enables the processes of 
articulation to be examined in considerable detail. 
Even in the comparatively rough treatment here given to the 
subject we are enabled, toa certain extent, to trace up articulation 
through its various stages, from the most simple forms to the 
more complex structures which form words of several syllables. 
We obtain some insight into its three principal elementary actions, 
namely, vowel sounds, consonant action, and accentuation, and 
it becomes evident that articulated language is subject to certain 
laws or modes of action, of which the languages spoken by different 
nations are only special illustrations. 
