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4437. LANGUAGE (Greek), Accent.—[continued].
Of the origin of accentuation,
I have never seen satisfactory proofs.
But I have generally supposed the accents were
intended to direct the inflections and modulations
of the voice; but not to affect the quantity
of the syllables.—
To John Adams. Washington ed. vii, 115.
(M.
1819)
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