THE ORGANS OF SPEECH, 



And their Applioation in tfie Formation of 

 Articulate Sounds, 



By OEORG HEEHCANN VON MEYEE, 



Professor of Anatomy at the UniverBity of Zurich. 



With numerous Illustrations. ... 12mo, doth, $1.7S. 



" At once pliilosophical and practical, snitable as a tezt-bool: in a medical col- 

 lege or for reading at borne. Persons engaged in philological studies, and all 

 professional mnsicians, will find it full of extremely nsefnl facts and suggestions," 

 —New Tork Journal of Commerce. 



" Tills volume comprises the anthor's researches into the anatomy of the vo- 

 cal organs, with special reference to the point of view and needs of the philolo- 

 gist and the trainer of the voice. It seeks to explain the origin of articulate 

 sounds, and to ontline a system in which all elements of all languages may be 

 co-ordinated in their proper place. The work has obviously a special value for 

 students in the science of the transmutations of language, for etymologists, elo- 

 cutionists, and musicians."— iVew JiwA Bome Journal. 



" The author perceives in the sounds made by animals meanings analogous to 

 words, and in support of this is the fact that in the legends of all nations an im- 

 portant part is played by wise men who understand the language of the bmts 

 creation. With patient thoroughness Professor von Meyer describes minutely 

 the vocal apparatus, and the sounds produced by the complex combinations of 

 its simple parte."— Cincinnati Commercial Oazeite. 



" It is surprising to note what different sonnds, and shades of tone and mean- 

 ing, can be produced by volition in the use of the human organs of speech." — 

 Hartford Daily Times. 



" The book presents a happy combination of the Teutonic thoronghness of 

 treatment with the method and lucidity of statement which especially distinguish 

 French scientists. The author's expositions are remarkable for their clearness 

 and avoidance of technicalities ; while their meaning is rendered more apparent 

 by the use of numerous diagrams." — Edinburgli Scoteman. 



" The work is a thorough and exhaustive one."— Boston Commonwealth. 



" The author's plan has been to give a sketch of all possible articulate sounds, 

 and to trace npon that basis their relations and capacity for combination." — 

 FhiladelpMa North American. 



" A treatise of remarkable Interest." — Boston Transcript^ 



" Ought to be welcomed for the varied, new, and original interpretations con- 

 tained in the hook."— Sarrisburg Telegraph. 



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