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Author : Thomas Spence
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 402 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book The Grand Repository of the English Language, 1775 written by Thomas Spence and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Thomas Spence
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 388 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (185 download)
Download or read book The Grand Repository of the English Language written by Thomas Spence and published by . This book was released on 1775 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Grand Repository of the English Language written by and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Thomas Spence
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
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Download or read book The Grand Repository of the English Language written by Thomas Spence and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Joan C. Beal
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 9780199256679
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (566 download)
Download or read book English Pronunciation in the Eighteenth Century written by Joan C. Beal and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2002 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thomas Spence (1750-1814) was a native of Newcastle upon Tyne who is best known for his political writings, and more particularly for his radical 'Plan' for social reform involving common ownership of the land. One hitherto neglected aspect of Spence's Plan was his proposal to extend thebenefits of reading and of 'correct' pronunciation to the lower classes by means of a phonetic script of his own devising, first set out and used in Spence's Grand Repository of the English Language (1775).The Grand Repository was one of many English pronouncing dictionaries produced in the late eighteenth-century to satisfy the growing demands for a clear guide to 'correct' pronunciation. It differs from its contemporaries firstly in that it was intended primarily for the lower classes, and secondlyin that it is the only eighteenth-century pronouncing dictionary of English to use a truly 'phonetic' script in the sense of one sound being represented by one symbol.In this fascinating and unique account, Beal pays particular attention to the actual pronunciations advocated by Spence and his contemporaries with a view to reconstructing what was felt to be 'correct' pronunciation in eighteenth-century Britain. With broad appeal to linguists and historians alike,this study highlights the importance of pronouncing dictionaries as a resource for the historical phonologist, and provides a valuable addition to the limited body of knowledge on eighteenth-century pronunciation.
Author : Joan Beal
Publisher : OUP Oxford
ISBN 13 : 0191543942
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (915 download)
Download or read book English Pronunciation in the Eighteenth Century written by Joan Beal and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 1999-04-30 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thomas Spence (1750-1814) was a native of Newcastle upon Tyne who is best known for his political writings, and more particularly for his radical `Plan' for social reform involving common ownership of the land. One hitherto neglected aspect of Spence's Plan was his proposal to extend the benefits of reading and of `correct' pronunciation to the lower classes by means of a phonetic script of his own devising, first set out and used in Spence's Grand Repository of the English Language (1775). The Grand Repository was one of many English pronouncing dictionaries produced in the late eighteenth century to satisfy the growing demands for a clear guide to `correct' pronunciation. It differs from its contemporaries firstly in that it was intended primarily for the lower classes, and secondly in that it is the only eighteenth-century pronouncing dictionary of English to use a truly `phonetic' script in the sense of one sound = one symbol. In this fascinating and unique account, Beal pays particular attention to the actual pronunciations advocated by Spence and his contemporaries with a view to reconstructing what was felt to be `correct' pronunciation in eighteenth-century Britain. With broad appeal to linguists and historians alike, this study highlights the importance of pronouncing dictionaries as a resource for the historical phonologist, and provides a valuable addition to the limited body of knowledge on eighteenth-century pronunciation.
Author : Thomas Spence
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (494 download)
Download or read book The Grand Repository of the English Language, Containing, Besides the Excellencies of All Other Dictionaries... Most Proper... Pronunciation... Denoted... by a New Alphabet written by Thomas Spence and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Joan C Beal
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1444119133
Total Pages : 281 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (441 download)
Download or read book English in Modern Times written by Joan C Beal and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-02-24 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: English in Modern Times describes the development of the English language from 1700 until 1945, and argues that it is in the course of this later modern English period that the characteristics of 'modern' English evolved. This is the first undergraduate text to cover the whole of this important period, which has been called the 'Cinderella' of English historical linguistics because of its lack of representation in scholarly literature. This book is sociohistorical in orientation, arguing that social changes in the Anglophone world need to be taken into account if we are to understand the linguistic changes that occurred during this period. Further chapters deal with changes in vocabulary, syntax and morphology and phonology and with the attempts of lexicographers, grammarians and elocutionists to arrest and control these changes by codifying the language. Unlike many earlier histories of English, 'English in Modern Times' does not define 'English' as confined to Standard (English) English, but also considers the development of extraterritorial Englishes and non-standard varieties of British English in the Later Modern period.
Author : Raymond Hickey
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1139489593
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (394 download)
Download or read book Eighteenth-Century English written by Raymond Hickey and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2010-06-24 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The eighteenth century was a key period in the development of the English language, in which the modern standard emerged and many dictionaries and grammars first appeared. This book is divided into thematic sections which deal with issues central to English in the eighteenth century. These include linguistic ideology and the grammatical tradition, the contribution of women to the writing of grammars, the interactions of writers at this time and how politeness was encoded in language, including that on a regional level. The contributions also discuss how language was seen and discussed in public and how grammarians, lexicographers, journalists, pamphleteers and publishers judged on-going change. The novel insights offered in this book extend our knowledge of the English language at the onset of the modern period.
Author : Robert Morrison
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000743969
Total Pages : 2782 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (7 download)
Download or read book The Selected Writings of Leigh Hunt written by Robert Morrison and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2022-01-18 with total page 2782 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This edition makes available in a single edition all of Hunt's major works, fully annotated and with a consolidated index. The set will include all of Hunt's poetry, and an extensive selection of his periodical essays.
Author : Manfred Markus
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9027203555
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (272 download)
Download or read book Middle and Modern English Corpus Linguistics written by Manfred Markus and published by John Benjamins Publishing. This book was released on 2012 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book brings together a variety of approaches to English corpus linguistics and shows how corpus methodologies can contribute to the linking of diachronic and synchronic studies. The articles in this volume investigate historical changes in the English language as well as specific aspects of Middle and Modern English and, moreover, of English dialects. The contributions also discuss the development of English corpus linguistics generally and its potential in the future. Special focus is given to the continuity between Middle and Modern English much in line with the linking in previous studies of Middle English and Old English under the generic term medievalism. This volume highlights the continual development of English from the medieval to modern period.
Author : Jones Charles Jones
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
ISBN 13 : 1474469639
Total Pages : 608 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (744 download)
Download or read book Edinburgh History of the Scots Language written by Jones Charles Jones and published by Edinburgh University Press. This book was released on 2019-07-31 with total page 608 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first full scale attempt to record the diachronic development of this important English language variety and includes extensive essays by some of the foremost international scholars of the Scots language. The book attempts to provide a detailed and technical description of the syntax, phonology, morphology and vocabulary of the language in two main periods: the beginnings to 1700 and from 1700 to the present day. The language's geographical variation both in the past and at the present time are fully documented and the sociolinguistic forces which lie behind linguistic innovation and its transmission provide a principal theme running through the book.WINNER of the Saltire society/National Library of Scotland Scottish Research Book of the Year Award
Author : Katie Wales
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1139457055
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (394 download)
Download or read book Northern English written by Katie Wales and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2006-06-29 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: English as spoken in the north of England has a rich social and cultural history; however it has often been neglected by historical linguists, whose research has focused largely on the development of 'Standard English'. In this groundbreaking, alternative account of the history of English, Northern English takes centre stage for the first time. Emphasising its richness and variety, the book places northern speech and culture in the context of identity, iconography, mental maps, boundaries and marginalisation. It reassesses the role of Northern English in the development of Modern Standard English, draws some pioneering conclusions about the future of Northern English, and considers the origins of the many images and stereotypes surrounding northerners and their speech. Numerous maps, and a useful index of northern English words and pronunciations, are included. Innovative and original, Northern English will be welcomed by all those interested in the history and regional diversity of English.
Author : Terttu Nevalainen
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199996385
Total Pages : 983 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (999 download)
Download or read book The Oxford Handbook of the History of English written by Terttu Nevalainen and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2012-10-10 with total page 983 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The availability of large electronic corpora has caused major shifts in linguistic research, including the ability to analyze much more data than ever before, and to perform micro-analyses of linguistic structures across languages. This has historical linguists to rethink many standard assumptions about language history, and methods and approaches that are relevant to the study of it. The field is now interested in, and attracts, specialists whose fields range from statistical modeling to acoustic phonetics. These changes have even transformed linguists' perceptions of the very processes of language change, particularly in English, the most studied language in historical linguistics due to the size of available data and its status as a global language. The Oxford Handbook of the History of English takes stock of recent advances in the study of the history of English, broadening and deepening the understanding of the field. It seeks to suggest ways to rethink the relationship of English's past with its present, and make transparent the variety of conditions and processes that have been instrumental in shaping that history. Setting a new standard of cross-theoretical collaboration, it covers the field in an innovative way, providing diachronic accounts of major influences such as language contact, and typological processes that have shaped English and its varieties, as well as highlighting recent and ongoing developments of Englishes--celebrating the vitality of language change over the centuries and the many contexts and processes through which language change occurs.
Author : Terttu Nevalainen (linguiste)
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0190627883
Total Pages : 983 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (96 download)
Download or read book The Oxford Handbook of the History of English written by Terttu Nevalainen (linguiste) and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2016 with total page 983 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This ambitious handbook takes advantage of recent advances in the study of the history of English to rethink the understanding of the field.
Author : Sandra Jansen
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 9027262101
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (272 download)
Download or read book Processes of Change written by Sandra Jansen and published by John Benjamins Publishing Company. This book was released on 2019-08-15 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The present volume brings together leading scholars studying language change from a variety of sociolinguistic perspectives, complementing and enriching the existing literature by providing readers with a kaleidoscopic perspective of aspects of change in English from around 1700 until the present day. The volume presents a collection of in-depth studies on a broad spectrum of phonetic, lexical, grammatical and discourse variation, drawing on historical corpora, dictionaries, metalinguistic commentary, ego-documents, spoken language and survey data. Apart from advancing our knowledge of processes of language change in varieties of English, including British English, Irish English, Australian English, South African English, American English and Canadian English, the individual chapters contribute to the theoretical debates on variation and change in Late Modern as well as Present-day English.
Author : Philip Durkin
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199691630
Total Pages : 737 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (996 download)
Download or read book The Oxford Handbook of Lexicography written by Philip Durkin and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2016 with total page 737 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume provides concise, authoritative accounts of the approaches and methodologies of modern lexicography and of the aims and qualities of its end products. Leading scholars and professional lexicographers, from all over the world and representing all the main traditions andperspectives, assess the state of the art in every aspect of research and practice. The book is divided into four parts, reflecting the main types of lexicography. Part I looks at synchronic dictionaries - those for the general public, monolingual dictionaries for second-language learners, andbilingual dictionaries. Part II and III are devoted to the distinctive methodologies and concerns of the historical dictionaries and specialist dictionaries respectively, while chapters in Part IV examine specific topics such as description and prescription; the representation of pronunciation; andthe practicalities of dictionary production. The book ends with a chronology of the major events in the history of lexicography. It will be a valuable resource for students, scholars, and practitioners in the field.
