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I Introduction.- II Problems Connected with Phonemic Analysis.- 1. Fundamental Points.- 2. Significant Function of Sounds.- 3. Phonemes and their Interrelations.- 4. The Positive Factor in the Habitus of the Phoneme.- 5. Consonant and Vowel Phonemes.- III The Consonant Phonemes of English.- A. Inventory.- B. Classification.- Position Table.- IV The Vowel Phonemes of English.- 1 The so-called ‘Short’ of ‘Checked’ Vowels.- 2. Long versus Short.- 3. ‘Long’ Vowels.- 4. Diphthongs.- 5. ‘Centring Diphthongs’.- 6. Corollary.- Publications consulted.- Index of authors.- Word index.- Postscriptum.