English Pronunciation in the Eighteenth Century: Thomas Spence's Grand Repository of the English Language by Joan C. Beal

English Pronunciation in the Eighteenth Century: Thomas Spence's Grand Repository of the English Language

Joan C. Beal

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Thomas Spence's Grand Repository differs from the many English pronouncing dictionaries produced in the late eighteenth century firstly in that it was intended primarily for the lower classes, and secondly in that it used a truly 'phonetic' script...

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