Abstract
THE purpose of the author of this work is to define the actions of the mouth and the vocal organs in the production of speech, and express them by a species of phonetic nomenclature. Thirty-six vowel sounds are developed by labial modifications of sounds produced with definite positions of the tongue and certain size of the cavity of the mouth. The cause of the differences between vowels and consonants is explained, and the mechanism of distinct utterance is expounded. Teachers of languages and elocution may find the book of service for instructing their pupils how to arrange the tongue and lips in order to speak with correct accent.
The Science of Speech.
By Prof. Alexander Melville Bell. Pp. 56. (Washington, D.C.: The Volta Bureau, 1897.)
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The Science of Speech. Nature 56, 270–271 (1897). https://doi.org/10.1038/056270d0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/056270d0
