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The American Phonographic Dictionary: Exhibiting The Correct And Actual Shorthand Forms For All The Useful Words Of The English Language, About Fifty

The American Phonographic Dictionary: Exhibiting The Correct And Actual Shorthand Forms For All The Useful Words Of The English Language, About Fifty

Longley, Elias

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Foreign Language GeneralWriting InstructionGeneral World History

ISBN10: 9354306543
ISBN13: 9789354306549
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Dec 15 2020
Pages: 400
Weight: 1.29
Height: 0.89 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
A working compendium of speed and sound. Clear forms for every word. The American Phonographic Dictionary presents the correct and actual shorthand forms for the useful vocabulary of English, from everyday terms to technical and foreign vocabulary. Elias Longley's nineteenth-century phonographic dictionary compiles roughly fifty thousand entries and pairs them with many foreign terms as a practical foreign terms dictionary, while offering the best shorthand word forms for some two thousand geographical names plus family, personal and fictitious names. Conceived as both a shorthand reference guide and a shorthand system manual, its entries give concise outlines for English-language shorthand and make this a complete phonographic collection in which practical speed meets careful orthography, historically used by stenographers and adopted by clerks and reporters seeking reliable forms. Its historical significance is twofold: it is both a snapshot of nineteenth century language and a technical handbook that shaped the practice of shorthand. As a Victorian-era reference it opens a window on pronunciation, usage and the professional demands of rapid transcription; scholars and curious readers alike will find how common speech, foreign borrowings and place names were systematised. Practitioners, from beginners to experienced clerks, will recognise its value as a stenography students resource and a compact court reporters handbook, while casual readers interested in language will enjoy its plain, cogent authority. Collectors of classic literature and technical ephemera will prize this complete phonographic collection as an authoritative artefact that enhances period reading and supports accurate transcription of historical texts. Practical in tone, its entries are unexpectedly approachable: novices can consult it quickly, while specialists will appreciate its rigour. From students copying stenographic outlines to collectors curating period libraries, it occupies a unique place between technical manual and cultural document. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today, a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike.

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