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Of the difference in the French and English manner of speaking, 67 Of the irregular orthography of the English language, 70 DISSERTATION II. Elements of the language unfolded, 81 Rules of pronunciation, 91 Of accent, 95 Differences of pronunciation and controverted points examined, 103 How the manner of speaking may be affected by the laws of property, &c. 106 DISSERTATION III. Examination of controverted points, continued, 131 Of modern corruptions in the English pronunciation, 146 DISSERTATION IV. Remarks on the formation of language, 181 A sketch of Mr. Horne Tooke's new and ingenious explanation of the particles, 186 Examination of particular phrases, 201 Noun, 201 Verb, 222 Mode, 231 Number and person, 232 Auxiliaries, 234 Criticisms on the use of what is called the future tense, 236 ————— On the use of what is called the Subjunctive Mode, 240 Of the participial noun, 279 Particles, 284 State of the language in America, 287 DISSERTATION V. Of the construction of English verse, 291 Pauses, 299 Expression, 305 Of reading verse, 310 NOTES, HISTORICAL AND CRITICAL. Etymological reasons for supposing the European languages to be descended from one common stock, 313-350 Other arguments, 350-353 The affinity between the ancient Irish language and the Punic, 353 Reasons for supposing the Irish to be derived from the Phenician or Hebrew, 354 Specimen and state of the English Language in the reign of Richard II, 357 Strictures on the stile of Sir William Temple, public@vhost@g@gutenberg@html@files@45738@[email protected]#Page_364" class="pginternal"