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Chapter 1: THE LETTER H PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE A Treatise: WITH RULES FOR THE SILENT H, BASED ON MODERN USAGE; AND NOTES ON WH.
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A detailed treatise examines the history, phonetic nature, and orthographic practice of the aspirate h in English and other languages. It traces origin and distribution, surveys historical decline and external influences, analyzes modern aspirates and silent h with rules grounded in contemporary usage, evaluates the digraph wh and the phonetic value of w, and considers phonological principles and potential developments. The work combines etymological and physiological explanation, practical recommendations for pronunciation and spelling, social observations on aspiration as a marker of register, and scholarly notes including expert commentary.

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GRIFFITH AND FARRAN,
WEST CORNER ST PAUL’S CHURCHYARD, LONDON.
E. P. DUTTON AND CO., NEW YORK.

THE LETTER H
PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE
A Treatise:
WITH RULES FOR THE SILENT H, BASED ON MODERN USAGE;
AND NOTES ON WH.

By ALFRED LEACH.
A breath can make them....
Goldsmith.
GRIFFITH & FARRAN
SUCCESSORS TO NEWBERY AND HARRIS,
WEST CORNER ST PAUL’S CHURCHYARD, LONDON
E. P. DUTTON & CO., NEW YORK
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