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Simon Daines' Orthoepia Anglicana (1640)

Simon Daines' Orthoepia Anglicana (1640)

Daines, Simon

Paperback

Foreign Language GeneralLinguisticsBritish History

ISBN10: 1144740797
ISBN13: 9781144740793
Publisher: Nabu Press
Published: Feb 17 2010
Pages: 222
Weight: 0.70
Height: 0.47 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: German

Simon Daines' Orthoepia Anglicana, originally published in 1640, offers a fascinating glimpse into the pronunciation of English during the early modern period. This edition, reprinted in 1908, makes Daines' work accessible to modern scholars interested in the history of the English language. Daines meticulously details the sounds of English as he understood them, providing valuable insights into the evolution of pronunciation. This book is a vital resource for linguists, historical scholars, and anyone interested in the development of the English language. While the metadata specifies the language as 'German', the book itself (Orthoepia Anglicana) focuses on English, and the instruction is likely targeted at a German-speaking audience, and is thus important for anyone interested in the historical interactions between the English and German languages.

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