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Visible Speech, The Science Of Universal Alphabetics: Or Self-Interpreting Physiological Letters (1867)

Visible Speech, The Science Of Universal Alphabetics: Or Self-Interpreting Physiological Letters (1867)

Bell, Alexander Melville

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ISBN10: 1169271952
ISBN13: 9781169271951
Publisher: Kessinger Pub Llc
Published: Sep 10 2010
Pages: 166
Weight: 1.12
Height: 0.44 Width: 7.00 Depth: 10.00
Language: English
Visible Speech is a book written by Alexander Melville Bell and published in 1867. It is a scientific exploration of the concept of universal alphabetics, or the idea of creating a single alphabet that can represent all the sounds of human speech. Bell was a renowned teacher of elocution and his work on Visible Speech was influenced by his experiences with teaching deaf students to speak. The book is divided into three parts. The first part is an introduction to the principles of Visible Speech and the history of its development. The second part is a detailed description of the Visible Speech alphabet, which consists of 52 letters and symbols that represent all the sounds of human speech. Each letter is accompanied by a detailed explanation of how it is produced by the mouth and vocal cords. The third part of the book is a series of exercises and examples that demonstrate the use of Visible Speech in teaching and learning language. Bell shows how the alphabet can be used to teach pronunciation, accent, and even foreign languages. He also discusses the potential applications of Visible Speech in fields such as phonetics, linguistics, and speech therapy. Overall, Visible Speech is a groundbreaking work that revolutionized the study of language and communication. Bell's innovative ideas and methods continue to influence the field of linguistics to this day, and his work remains an important contribution to our understanding of the human voice and how it works.For The Writing Of All Languages In One Alphabet.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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