|
| |
| 1848 | |
| Feb. 2. | Treaty of peace signed. |
| Mar. 4-5. | Armistice ratified. |
| 10. | Treaty accepted by U. S. Senate. |
| May 19, 24. Treaty accepted by Mexican Congress. | |
| 30. | Ratifications of the treaty exchanged. |
| June 12. | Mexico City evacuated. |
| July 4. | Treaty proclaimed by President Polk. |
THE PRONUNCIATION OF SPANISH
The niceties of the matter would be out of place here, but a few general rules may prove helpful.
A as in English “ah”; e, at the end of a syllable, like a in “fame,” otherwise like e in “let”; i like i in “machine”; o, at the end of a syllable, like o in “go,” otherwise somewhat like o in “lot”; u like u in "rude" (but, unless marked with two dots, silent between g or q and e or i); y like ee in “feet.”
C like k (but, before e and i, like [1] th in “thin”); ch as in “child”; g as in “go” (but, before e and i, like a harsh h); h silent; j like a harsh h; ll like [2] lli in “million”; ñ like ni in “onion”; qu like k; r is sounded with a vibration (trill) of the tip of the tongue (rr a longer and more forcible sound of the same kind); s as in “sun”; x like an in “box” (but, in “México” and a few other names, like Spanish j); z like [1]th in “thin.”
Words bearing no mark of accentuation are stressed on the last syllable if they end in any consonant except n or s, but on the syllable next to the last if they end in n, s or a vowel.
