English Pronunciation in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries

by Charles Jones

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1349524247
• ISBN13: 9781349524242
• Release Date: January 2006
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 402 Pages
• Weight: 1.34 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"