subtonic

The elementary sounds of speech are of three natural divisions; the tonics, the subtonics, and the atonics.

They should therefore adhere strictly to their "tonics, subtonics, and atonics;" which classes, though apparently the same as vowels, semivowels, and mutes, are better adapted to their new and peculiar division of these elements.

Proceed in a similar manner with the other subtonics.

The Atonics correspond with the first eleven of the subtonics as given above, from which they differ almost alone in having no vocality.

Some syllables that so end, by virtue of tonic or subtonic elements which they may contain, are capable of some prolongation; for example, warp, dart, block, grab, dread, grog.