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English Pronunciation in the Eighteenth Century: Thomas Spence's Grand Repository of the English Language

English Pronunciation in the Eighteenth Century: Thomas Spence's Grand Repository of the English Language

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ISBN10: 0199256675
ISBN13: 9780199256679
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Pages: 252
Weight: 0.81
Height: 0.60 Width: 9.20 Depth: 6.10
Language: English
Thomas Spence's Grand Repository differs from the many English pronouncing dictionaries produced in the late eighteenth century firstly in that it was intended primarily for the lower classes, and secondly in that it used a truly 'phonetic' script in the sense of one sound = one symbol. In this unique account, Joan Beal pays attention to the actual pronunciations with a view to reconstructing what was felt to be 'correct' pronunciation in eighteenth-century Britain.

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