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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1875. Excerpt: ... The Emphasis can be moved so as to change the entire meaning of i sentence; as, Did you attend the Fair to day? No. Did you attend the Fair to-day? No, my brother did. Did you attend the Fair to-day? No, I went to tho theater. Did you attend the Fair to-day? No, I went yesterday. II. INFLECTION. Inflection is the bend or slide of the voice, used in reading and speaking. There are three inflections, as follows: ( Rising, INFLECTION: Falling, (CIRCUMFLEX. The Rising Inflection is the upward slide of the voice; as, Know ye the land where the cypress and myrtle Are emblems of deeds that are done in their cW1 The Falling Inflection is the downward slide of the voice; as, It requires more courage to live than to d/ The Circumflex is the union of the rising and fatting inflections on the same syllable or word, so as to produce a wave of the voice. It may begin with the rising and end with the falling, or begin with the falling and end with the rising inflection. How Marked. The rising inflection is marked thus ('); and the falling inflection thus The rising circumflex is marked thus -'); and the falling circumflex thus C). No Rules Of Univep.sal Application can be given for the inflections. A few rules of most general use are inserted below for the guidance of the pupil. I. BISING INFLECTION. 1. Direct Questions, or those that can be answered by yes or no, unless repeated with emphasis, generally take the rising inflection, and their answers the falling; as, Can pleasure alone satisfy the soul'? No 2. When Repeated with emphasis, direct questions take the falling inflection. 3. Careless Answers to direct questions take the rising inflection; as, Will you be at home early? Perhaps'. 4. Disjunctive Or. Words and clauses connected by the disjunctive or usually tak...
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