Author: B. S.. NaylerPublisher:
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Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 164
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Commonsense Observations on the Existence of Rules, Regarding the English Language
Author: B. S.. NaylerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
Commonsense Observations on the Existence of Rules, Regarding the English Language; Followed by a Treatise, Pronunciation Made Easy, Also an Essay On
Author: B. S. NaylerPublisher: Rarebooksclub.com
ISBN: 9781230042688
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 68
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1869 edition. Excerpt: ...could write, in " The Practice of Elocution" (. 28) that the u in the 4 words " lute, lewd, lucid, luminous, is sounded fimost like 00," is unaccountable; as I never heard Smart giving such Miss Nancy sounds to these words in his own Readings. 333. The u certainly becomes 00 after r, in many words, owing to the difliculty of producing the full semiconsonant-diphthongal sound in such words as ' Bruce, cruel, obtrusion, protrude, Vitruvius; much more easily uttered as 00 than yew; yet, there are persons in the Provinces of England, who manage to utter all the day long, without any apparent bodily fatigue, such twist-jaw sentences as Very prewdent trewly, Mr. Brewse; it's a very good rewl to be screwpulous about eating frewt. See List XXIII. 334 That such uncouth utterances were once common among the hivher classes in England, maybe gathered from the Spellings of our rude orefathers. Chaucer, for instance, writesBut I to You be also good and trew, As euer was wife sithen the world was new. Thus put I out my venom under hew Of holinesse, to seemen holy and trew. But, in Chaucer's day, our tongue was crowded with harsh and uncouth sounds; even gutturals then abounded, of which not One remains in the language--though Grammar-makers fancy we have gutturals in 1869. The American Prodigy, however, insists not only on the propriety, but also on the necessity of our uttering such barbarous sounds; and for no better reason, than their having once been in use--5OU years ago; gravely assuring us, There is great dignity, as well as propriety, in respecting the universal and long established usages of a Nat'ion--I have, therefore, endeavored to present to my fellow citizens the English language in its genuine purity, ...
A Bibliography of Writings on the English Language from the Beginning of Printing to the End of 1922
Author: Arthur Garfield KennedyPublisher:
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Category : English philology
Languages : en
Pages : 544
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The Oxford Handbook of Irish English
Author: Raymond HickeyPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0198856156
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 737
Book Description
This volume offers a comprehensive overview of the range of varieties of English spoken on the island of Ireland, featuring information on their historical background, structural features, and sociolinguistic considerations. The first part of the volume explores English and Irish in their historical framework as well as current issues of contact and bilingualism. Chapters in Part II and Part III investigate the structures and use of Irish English today, from pronunciation and grammar to discourse-pragmatic markers and politeness strategies, alongside studies of specific varieties such as Urban English in Northern Ireland and the Irish English spoken in Dublin, Galway, and Cork. Part IV focuses on the Irish diaspora, with chapters covering topics including Newfoundland Irish English and Irish influence on Australian English, while the final part looks at the wider context, such as the language of Irish Travellers and Irish Sign Language. The handbook also features a detailed glossary of key terms, and will be of interest to a wide range of readers interested in varieties of English, Irish studies, sociolinguistics, and social and cultural history.
For the Love of Language
Author: Kate BurridgePublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108701019
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 667
Book Description
For the Love of Language: An Introduction to Linguistics is an engaging introduction to human language and the role of linguistics in understanding its fundamental design, acquisition and functions. Replete with case studies and examples from Australia, New Zealand and around the world, this text offers a thorough introduction to core topics, including the structure and meaning of words, the systems that organise language, strategies for learning about language, the evolution of language and the function of language as a complex social resource. The second edition includes extensive new content across the entire text, including the areas of orthography, syntax, corpus linguistics, language acquisition and multilingualism. Each topic is accompanied by a wide array of pedagogical resources designed to consolidate student understanding, including examples and exercises. Each chapter ends with a research project, providing readers with an opportunity to build on fundamental skills and engage more thoroughly with each topic.
Colonial Voices
Author: Joy DamousiPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521516315
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 327
Book Description
Innovative study of the role of language in the 'civilising' project of the British Empire in colonial Australia.
Varieties of English in Writing
Author: Raymond HickeyPublisher: John Benjamins Publishing
ISBN: 9027249016
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 391
Book Description
This volume is concerned with assessing fictional and non-fictional written texts as linguistic evidence for earlier forms of varieties of English. These range from Scotland to New Zealand, from Canada to South Africa, covering all the major forms of the English language around the world. Central to the volume is the question of how genuine written representations are. Here the emphasis is on the techniques and methodology which can be employed when analysing documents. The vernacular styles found in written documents and the use of these as a window on earlier spoken modes of different varieties represent a focal concern of the book. Studies of language in literature, which were offered in the past, have been revisited and their findings reassessed in the light of recent advances in variationist linguistics.
Trübner's American and Oriental Literary Record
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 840
Book Description
A monthly register of the most important works published in North and South America, in India, China, and the British colonies: with occasional notes on German, Dutch, Danish, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, and Russian books.
Author: Nicolas Trübner
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