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... Respiration Breathing for Speech The Speech Mechanism The Larynx . Structure . The Vocal Cords Muscular Control . The Pharynx 18 20 21 22 22 22 23 24 26 28 30 30 30 31 33 37 CHAPTER PAGE The Mouth . 38 The Tongue 44 The xi.
... Respiration Breathing for Speech The Speech Mechanism The Larynx . Structure . The Vocal Cords Muscular Control . The Pharynx 18 20 21 22 22 22 23 24 26 28 30 30 30 31 33 37 CHAPTER PAGE The Mouth . 38 The Tongue 44 The xi.
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Elizabeth Avery, Jane Olive Dorsey, Vera Abigail Sickels. CHAPTER PAGE The Mouth . 38 The Tongue 44 The Hyoid Bone 42 The Palates . 43 The Nose 43 Action of the Muscles of the Resonators 44 The Ear 45 III . VOICE TRAINING 48 Voice ...
Elizabeth Avery, Jane Olive Dorsey, Vera Abigail Sickels. CHAPTER PAGE The Mouth . 38 The Tongue 44 The Hyoid Bone 42 The Palates . 43 The Nose 43 Action of the Muscles of the Resonators 44 The Ear 45 III . VOICE TRAINING 48 Voice ...
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... Mouth , Pharynx , Esophagus , and Larynx 2. Diagram of the Breathing Apparatus , Showing the Thorax , Containing the Trachea , Bronchi , Lungs , and Heart , and Its Floor , the Diaphragm PAGE 20 20 3. Hering's Apparatus 4. Diagrammatic ...
... Mouth , Pharynx , Esophagus , and Larynx 2. Diagram of the Breathing Apparatus , Showing the Thorax , Containing the Trachea , Bronchi , Lungs , and Heart , and Its Floor , the Diaphragm PAGE 20 20 3. Hering's Apparatus 4. Diagrammatic ...
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... mouth of a metal urn of appropriate size and shape ; such a resonator can be made to ring with the tone faintly communicated to its enclosed air . It should be understood that the resonator works more effectively the more nearly it is ...
... mouth of a metal urn of appropriate size and shape ; such a resonator can be made to ring with the tone faintly communicated to its enclosed air . It should be understood that the resonator works more effectively the more nearly it is ...
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... MOUTH , PHARYNX , ESOPHAGUS , AND LARYNX ( From Buchanan , A Manual of Anatomy ) Resonating Cavities of the Speech Mechanism The cavities that seem to be the chief agents of resonance in the speech mechanism are those of the chest or ...
... MOUTH , PHARYNX , ESOPHAGUS , AND LARYNX ( From Buchanan , A Manual of Anatomy ) Resonating Cavities of the Speech Mechanism The cavities that seem to be the chief agents of resonance in the speech mechanism are those of the chest or ...
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abdominal accent articulation arytenoid cartilages assimilation audience becomes body breath called Cartilage cavity chapter cricoid cartilage develop Diacritical Mark diphthong effect element emphasis English epiglottis exercise expression ǝnd ənd feeling fricative front front vowel give glottis group discussion habits hard palate heard hearers hyoid bone important interest intonation labio-dental language larynx LATERAL CONSONANT lips lower teeth means mental method mouth muscles nasal consonant natural noʊ off-glide Omar Khayyám passage persons pharynx Phonetic Symbol phrase pitch plosive poem position post-dental pronounced pronunciation public speaking reading relaxed resonance result rhythm rhythmical SELECTIONS FOR PRACTICE sense sentence SHAKESPEARE singing soft palate sometimes speaker speech sounds spelling student syllable teachers teeth ridge tension thinking thou thought throat tion tone trachea unrounded velar velar nasal vibration vocal cords vocal organs voice vowel sound words
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