Author: Elias LongleyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Names
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
Pronouncing Vocabulary of Geographical and Personal Names
Author: Elias LongleyPronouncing Vocabulary of Geographical and Personal Names
Author: Elias LongleyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Names, Geographical
Languages : en
Pages : 230
Book Description
Pronouncing Vocabulary of Geographical and Personal Names
Author: Elias LongleyPublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780428126797
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 222
Book Description
Excerpt from Pronouncing Vocabulary of Geographical and Personal Names: The Geographical List Embraces All the Names Worthy of Note in the Known World, Accompanied With Such Descriptive and Statistical Facts as Are Usual in Gazetteers; The Personal Names Comprise Those of the Most Celebrated Men of Ancient and Modern Times Primarily, then, an insurmountable difficulty in the way of accurately rep resenting by means of the Roman alphabet any words whatever, is, in its consisting of but twenty-three representative letters, while the spoken language consists of upwards of forty distinct sounds! And secondarily, even were there a uniformity in the notation used by the different authorities in supplying the deficiency caused by employing the Romanic semi-alphabet, it is still Open to the charge of complexity and inaccuracy, and therefore unfit to be used in teaching children a correct pronunciation. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Pronouncing Vocabulary of Geographical and Personal Names
Author: Elias LongleyPublisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781019826591
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A reference guide to the correct pronunciation of geographical and personal names from around the world. Originally published in the 19th century, the book provides an invaluable resource for scholars, travelers, and anyone wishing to speak with authority on global geography and culture. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Pronouncing Vocabulary of Geographical and Personal Names ... to which Is Added a Complete List of Scriptural Names ... by Elias Longley
Author: Elias LongleyPublisher:
ISBN: 9781418114312
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
A Vocabulary of Geographical Pronunciation
Author: Thomas Baldwin (of Philadelphia.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 108
Book Description
A Critical and Pronouncing Dictionary of the English Language
Author: Joseph Emerson WorcesterPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 1040
Book Description
A Complete Pronouncing Gazetteer, Or, Geographical Dictionary of the World
Author: Joseph ThomasPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geography
Languages : en
Pages : 2200
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Author: Charles John Smith
Author: Webster