Excerpt from The Organs of Speech: And Their Application in the Formation of Articulate Sounds The more we become convinced that a true knowledge Qf the laws which govern the transformation of the elements of speech in the formation of dialects or derivative languages can only be obtained from a study of the physiological laws of the formation of articulate sounds, the more necessary does it become for the philologist to be thoroughly acquainted with the structure and functions of the organs of speech. The ordinary anatomical handbooks are little adapted to this purpose, for much is there discussed at length which is of no use to the philologist while, on the other hand, points which to him are of considerable importance are only briefly alluded to; in physiological handbooks, also, only a short space is in most cases devoted to this subject. It is, therefore, my object in the present work to discuss, with special reference to this requirement of the philologist, the structure and functions of the organs of speech. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.