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On Early English Pronunciation, With Especial Reference To Shakspere And Chaucer; Containing An Investigation Of The Correspondence Of Writing With Sp

On Early English Pronunciation, With Especial Reference To Shakspere And Chaucer; Containing An Investigation Of The Correspondence Of Writing With Sp

J. Ellis, Alexander

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General ReferenceGrammar & StyleGeneral World History

ISBN10: 9354449573
ISBN13: 9789354449574
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Mar 5 2021
Pages: 844
Weight: 2.68
Height: 1.87 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
How did Shakespeare and Chaucer really sound on the lips of their first audiences? Hear English as they did. In On Early English Pronunciation (Part III), pioneering philologist Alexander J. Ellis undertakes a meticulous English phonology study that traces the history of English pronunciation from Anglo Saxon to modern English, aligning writing with living speech. Through careful comparison of spellings, rhymes, and contemporary descriptions, he reconstructs the sound systems of Old and Middle English and early modern English, showing how they flowed into present-day patterns. His systematic notation of all spoken sound, expressed entirely with ordinary printing types, turns the most elusive features of historical speech into a usable map for scholars, students, and curious general readers. An essential historical linguistics reference and early English pronunciation guide, Ellis's work remains a foundational historical phonetics textbook for anyone interested in British English language history. It serves as a rich resource for philology students and a precise reference for Shakespeare scholars investigating Shakespeare original pronunciation, as well as for readers fascinated by Chaucer Middle English sounds and the shifting voices of the English past. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions, it is restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint - a collector's item and a cultural treasure.

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