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Practical Cosmophonography: A System Of Writing And Printing All The Principal Languages, With Their Exact Pronunciation, By Means Of An Original

Practical Cosmophonography: A System Of Writing And Printing All The Principal Languages, With Their Exact Pronunciation, By Means Of An Original

Fauvel-Gouraud, Francis

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ISBN10: 1165484757
ISBN13: 9781165484751
Publisher: Kessinger Pub Llc
Published: Sep 10 2010
Pages: 286
Weight: 1.09
Height: 0.60 Width: 7.50 Depth: 9.25
Language: English
Practical Cosmophonography is a book written by Francis Fauvel-Gouraud in 1849. The book presents a system of writing and printing all the principal languages of the world, along with their exact pronunciation, by using an original universal phonetic alphabet. The author proposes a new method of representing the sounds of different languages in a consistent and accurate manner, which can be easily understood and learned by people from different linguistic backgrounds. This system of phonetic transcription is intended to facilitate communication and understanding between people of different cultures and languages. The book provides a detailed explanation of the principles and rules of this universal phonetic alphabet, as well as practical examples of its application to different languages. It also includes a series of tables and charts that illustrate the sounds and symbols of the various languages. Overall, Practical Cosmophonography is a pioneering work in the field of linguistics, which offers a new approach to the study and representation of language sounds.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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