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condensed in the mouth behind them, and the mute consonant 

 P terminates a syllable. 



B. If in the above situation of the lips a sound is previously pro- 

 duced in the mouth, which may be termed orisonance, the semi- 

 sonant consonant B is produced, which like the letter P above 

 described may begin or terminate a syllable. 



M. In the above situation of the lips, if a sound is produced through 

 the nostrils, which sound is termed narisonance, the nasal 

 letter M is formed; the sound of which may be lengthened in 

 pronunciation like those of the vowels. 



T. If the point of the tongue be applied to the forepart of the palate, 

 at the roots of the upper teeth, and some air condensed in the 

 mouth behind, on withdrawing the tongue down wards the mute 

 consonant T is formed; which may begin or terminate a syllable. 



D. If the tongue be placed as above described, and a sound be pre- 

 viously produced in the mouth, "the semisonant consonant D is 

 formed, which may begin or terminate a syllable. 



N. If in the above situation of the tongue and palate a sound be 

 produced through the nostrils, the nasal letter N is % formed, the 

 sound of which may be elongated like those of the vowels. 



K. If the point of the tongue be retracted, and applied to the mid- 

 dle part of the palate; and some air condensed in the mouth 

 behind; on withdrawing the tongue downwards the mute con- 

 sonant K is produced, which may begin or terminate a syllable. 

 Ga. If in the above situation of the tongue and palate a sound be 

 previously produced in the mouth behind, the semisonant con- 

 sonant G is formed, as pronounced in the word go, and may 

 begin or terminate a syllable. 



NG. If in the above situation of the tongue and palate a sound be pro- 

 duced through the nostrils; the nasal letter n g is produced, 

 as in king and throng; which is thefrench n, the sound of which 

 may be elongated like a vowel; and should have an appropriated 



character, as thus n>. 



Three of these letters, P, T, K, are stops to the stream of vocal air, 

 and are called mutes by grammarians; three, B, D, Ga, are preceded by 

 a little orisonance ; and three, M, N, NG, possess continued nariso- 

 nance, and have been called liquids by grammarians. 



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