A Handbook of Phonetics Including a Popular Exposition of the Principles of Spelling Reform |
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Author:
| Sweet, Henry |
Series title: | Cambridge Library Collection - Linguistics Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-1-108-06228-2 |
Publication Date: | Sep 2013 |
Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $35.99 |
Book Description:
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Henry Sweet (1845-1912) was a philologist whose work was regarded as seminal. His textbooks on Old English remain standard works. The present work, first published in 1877, inspired European interest in phonetic studies. Sweet presents a general theory of phonetics, illustrated by examples of transcription from various languages.
Henry Sweet (1845-1912) was a philologist whose work was regarded as seminal. His textbooks on Old English remain standard works. The present work, first published in 1877, inspired European interest in phonetic studies. Sweet presents a general theory of phonetics, illustrated by examples of transcription from various languages.