 | James Kerr Love, William Hall Addison - 1896 - 398 ページ
...the subject, which is in my opinion of no small importance, and that is the rough and smooth r. Ben Jonson in his Grammar, says it is sounded firm in...and more liquid in the middle and ends, as in rarer and riper, and so in the Latin. The rough r is formed by jarring the tip of the tongue against the... | |
 | Otto Jespersen - 1899 - 658 ページ
...striking the inner palate, with a trembling about the teeth. It is sounded firme in the beginning of the words, and more liquid in the middle, and ends: as in rarer, viper..* Forskellen behøver efter udtrykkene ikke at være andet og mere end mellem snurret og usnurret... | |
 | Joseph Fitzgerald - 1901 - 442 ページ
...says, " striking the inner palate with a trembling about the teeth. It is sounded firm," he goes on, " in the beginning of words, and more liquid in the middle and end, as rarer, riper." In calling r " the dog's letter," Jonson adopts the Roman phrase, littera canina,... | |
 | Wilhelm Viëtor - 1906 - 314 ページ
...of shortening in early Mod. E. (cf. Sweet, p. 264) that r was "sounded firme in the beginning of the words, and more liquid in the middle, and ends: as in rarer, viper"; but, although such rimes as first : must (Surrey), scarce : case (Brooke), behold : world (Golding),... | |
 | Otto Jespersen - 1909 - 512 ページ
...the first to recognize a difference according to its position: "sounded firme in the beginning of the words, and more liquid in the middle and ends: as in rarer, viper"; initial /r/ he distinctly describes as point-trilled. The glide before /r/ was even before... | |
 | Henry Sweet - 1913 - 640 ページ
...the English r, quoted by Mr. Ellis (p. 200), which I think he has misunderstood. Jonson says that r is sounded firm in the beginning of words, and more liquid in the middle and ends, as in rarer, viper. Mr. Ellis thinks that the liquid r here spoken of is the Modern English vocalic r (in hear,... | |
 | Charles Hall Grandgent - 1920 - 198 ページ
...striking the inner palate, with a trembling about the teeth. It is sounded firme in the beginning of the words, and more liquid in the middle, and ends: as in rarer, riper, and so in the Latine." Apparently the trill was longer and more vigorous when it was initial. So it is now in Spanish;... | |
 | Ben Jonson - 1925 - 516 ページ
...striking the inner palate, with a trembling about the teeth. It is sounded firme in the beginning of the words, and more liquid in the middle, and ends : as in rarer, riper. And so in the Latine. Yes, and so in the Latin of de la Ram^e, who supplied Jonson with the illustrations he quotes... | |
 | Chaucer Society (London, England) - 1869 - 668 ページ
...striking the inner palate, with a trembling about the teeth. It is sounded firme in the beginning of the words, and more liquid in the middle, and ends : as in rarer, viper, and so in the Latine." This seems to imply that a difference was made so early as the end of... | |
 | Ben Jonson - 1928 - 112 ページ
...striking the inner palate, with a trembling about the teeth. It is sounded firme in the beginning of the words, and more liquid in the middle, and ends: as in rarer, riper. And so in the Latine. Is a moSi easie, and gentle Letter, and softly hisseth against the teeth in the prolation.... | |
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Grammar, says it is sounded firm in the beginning of words and more liquid in the middle and ends, as in rarer and riper, and so in the Latin. 
