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Prefatory Note In presenting this, the seventh book of the “1001 Question and Answer Series,” we feel that a great want is partially met. It is evident, from the number of inquiries made for such a book, that the works devoted to the subject of Orthography are very limited. We are also aware that the Authors of the different Grammars devote such a limited space to the subject of Orthoepy and technical Orthography, that both Teacher and Pupil turn away from the subject in disgust. In preparing this list of questions and answers we have consulted the best authority of the present day, and believe we have gone over the ground in such a way that it will meet the approval of all interested. The questions and answers on Reading we trust will add to the interest of the book, and only hope that it will be received with as gracious a welcome and hearty approval as the rest of the series. B.A.H. Letters 1. What is Orthography? The science and art of the Letters of a language. 2. Of what does Orthography treat? The nature and power of letters, and correct spelling. 3. From what is the word Orthography derived? Two Greek words, signifying “To write right.” 4. What is a Letter? A character used to represent an elementary sound, or combination of sounds. 5. What is an Alphabet of a Language? A complete list of its letters. 6. What is the origin of the word Alphabet? It is derived from the first two letters of the Greek Alphabet: Alpha and Beta. 7. Where did the Alphabet originate? The English comes from the Greek, which was brought by Cadmus from Phoenicia, about the year 1490 B.C. 8. What was the first Alphabet ever used? The Hebrew. 9 How many letters were in the original Alphabet? Sixteen. 10. Where did the other letters originate? They have been added since the time of Cadmus, as their use became necessary. 11. What was the last letter added to the English Alphabet? W. 12. Why was it called W? On account of it being composed of two u’s, or a double u. 13. How many letters in the English Alphabet? Twenty-six. 14. How many in the Latin Alphabet? Twenty-five. 15. What is the difference between the Latin Alphabet and the English? The Latin omits the letter W. 16. What Alphabet has the greatest number of letters? The Chinese. 17. How many letters in the Chinese Alphabet? Over two hundred. 18. What is a Perfect Alphabet? One which contains the same number of letters that it has elementary sounds. 19. Is the English a perfect Alphabet? It is not. 20. How many Elementary sounds in the English Language? About forty-three. 21. What is an Imperfect Alphabet? One in which the number of sounds exceeds the number of letters. 22. What is an Equivocal Alphabet? An Imperfect one. 23. What is an Unequivocal Alphabet? Same as Perfect. 24. Is the English Alphabet Equivocal or Unequivocal? Equivocal. 25. What is a Univocal Alphabet? One that has a separate character for each elementary sound. 26. What is an Alphabetic Language? A language in which the characters represent separate articulate sounds. 27. What is a Phonetic Alphabet? One in which there is a separate character for each elementary sound. 28. Is there any Phonetic Alphabet of the English Language? There have been several published, but they are not in general use. 29. How many letters in the English Phonetic Alphabet? Forty-three. 30. What is the name of a Letter? The appellation by which it is known. 31. What is the difference between a Letter and its Name? The letter is the character, and the name is its appellation. 32. What Letters name themselves? The vowels A, E, I, O, and U. 33. How are the Letters divided? Into Vowels and Consonants. 34. What are Vowels? Those letters which represent only pure tones.
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- PublisherIndependently published
- Publication date2017
- ISBN 10 1549514970
- ISBN 13 9781549514975
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages111
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