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PRINCIPLES OF ELOCUTION.

ELOCUTION may be defined the art of reading and speaking with ease, energy, variety, and elegance. To excel in this art, it is necessary to have a practical knowledge of

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Pronunciation is the utterance of words. It embraces Articulation and Accentuation.

ARTICULATION.

Correct articulation consists in an accurate and distinct utterance of the elementary sounds, either singly or in combination.

Articulation, correctly speaking, signifies the partial or complete junction of the organs of speech which precedes and follows the vowels, and which partly or totally intercepts the voice; but in elocutionary works it generally has the meaning given above.

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