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English Pronunciation in the Eighteenth Century - Thomas Spence's 'Grand Repository of the English Language' (Hardcover)
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English Pronunciation in the Eighteenth Century - Thomas Spence's 'Grand Repository of the English Language' (Hardcover)
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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.
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