Title A critical pronouncing dictionary and expositor of the English language : in which the meaning of every word is explained and the sound of every syllable distinctly shown : to which are prefixed, principles of English pronunciation; rules to be observed by the natives of Scotland, Ireland, and London, for avoiding their respective peculiarities; and directions to foreigners, for acquiring a knowledge of the use of this dictionary, the whole interspersed with observations, etymological, critical, and grammatical / by John Walker

Edition New edition, corrected and enlarged with upwards of three thousand words by the Rev. John Davis Published London : William Tegg, 1863

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Description 13]-83 pages, 1 unnumbered page, 630 pages, 99 pages, 2 unnumbered pages : 1 portrait ; 23 cm Contents Key to the classical pronunciation of Greek, Latin, and Scripture proper names; in which the words are accented and divided into syllables exactly as they ought to be pronounced, according to rules drawn from analogy and the best usage, to which are added, terminational vocabularies of Hebrew, Greek, and Latin proper names ... concluding with observations on the Greek and Latin accent and quantity ... both by the ancients and moderns Notes "Walker's pronouncing dictionary by the Rev. I. Davis. A.M. - Three thousand additional words with key"--Information on spine Dictionary section mostly printed in 2 columns Some section printed in 5 columns Bibliography Includes bibliographical references Subject English language -- Dictionaries. English language -- Pronunciation -- Dictionaries. Greek language -- Pronunciation -- Dictionaries. Hebrew language -- Dictionaries. Latin language -- Pronunciation -- Dictionaries. Genre/Form Dictionaries. Author Davis, John (Rev., A.M.)

Other Titles Walker's pronouncing dictionary

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