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English Pronunciation in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries
Charles Jones
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Hardcover. Num Pages: 413 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JF; 3JH; CB; CFF; CFH; CJCK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 780.
This work provides a detailed account of word level pronunciation in England and Scotland between 1700 and 1900. All major and minor source materials are presented in depth and there is a close discussion of contemporary attitudes to pronunciation standards and orthographic reform. The materials are presented in three chronological periods: 1700-1750, 1750-1800 and the Nineteenth century, so that the reader is able not only to see the main characteristics of the pronunciation of both vowels and consonants in each period, but can also compare developments from one period to another, thus identifying ongoing changes to the phonology.
This work provides a detailed account of word level pronunciation in England and Scotland between 1700 and 1900. All major and minor source materials are presented in depth and there is a close discussion of contemporary attitudes to pronunciation standards and orthographic reform. The materials are presented in three chronological periods: 1700-1750, 1750-1800 and the Nineteenth century, so that the reader is able not only to see the main characteristics of the pronunciation of both vowels and consonants in each period, but can also compare developments from one period to another, thus identifying ongoing changes to the phonology.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
Number of Pages
402
Place of Publication
Gordonsville, United States
ISBN
9781403947239
SKU
V9781403947239
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99-15
About Charles Jones
CHARLES JONES is Emeritus Forbes Professor of English Language at the University of Edinburgh, UK where he served as Professor and Head of Department from 1990 to 2004. He has also held the Chair of English Language at the University of Durham (1978-1990) as well as several Visiting Professorships in the USA. He was awarded a Leverhulme Major Research Fellowship ... Read more
Reviews for English Pronunciation in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries
'This volume relies on a wealth of primary sources, which the author investigates with great accuracy, thus giving a very detailed picture of how Late Modern English commentators approached phonological variation at the segmental level. The comments provided by the authors discussed shed considerable light on how speakers saw their usage and strove to change or maintain it. As a ... Read more