A History of English Sounds from the Earliest Period With Full Word-Lists |
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| Author:
| Sweet, Henry |
| Series title: | Cambridge Library Collection - Linguistics Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-108-07560-2 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2014 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $64.95 |
Book Description:
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Henry Sweet's work on the sounds of English was first published in 1874, and in this revised version in 1888. Originally intended as a monograph on two sounds only, it ended up as a much broader book, including an investigation of dialects and medieval and modern English sounds.
Henry Sweet's work on the sounds of English was first published in 1874, and in this revised version in 1888. Originally intended as a monograph on two sounds only, it ended up as a much broader book, including an investigation of dialects and medieval and modern English sounds.