A guide to the English tongue
In two parts. The first proper for beginners: shewing a natural and easy method to pronounce and express both common words and proper names; in which particular care is had to shew the accent, for preventingicious pronunciation. The second, for such as are advanced to some ripeness of judgment, containing observations on the sounds of letters and dipthongs; rules for the true division of syllables; and the use of capitals, stops, and marks: with large tables of abbreviations and distinctions of words; and several alphabets of copies, for young writers. To which is added, an appendix, containing many additional lessons in prose and verse; first, in words of one syllable only; and then mixed with words of two, three, four, five, six, and seven syllables; the whole improved with new fables and cuts, &c. never before published by authority
10th ed., with many improvements.
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Author
Contributions
- Tate, Nahum, 1652-1715. - Contributor
Publication
1700 - Printed by Burbage and Stretton, Nottingham, England
Language
English
Word Count
34,000 words, Guess
Page Count
136 pages
Physical Format
Microform
Identifiers
- OCLC Control Number6781098
- Open LibraryOL13560318M
Subjects
Series Statement
- Library of English literature -- LEL 11666.
Other Editions
- A guide to the English tongue: In two parts. The first proper for beginners: shewing a natural and easy method to pronounce and express both common words and proper names; in which particular care is had to shew the accent, for preventingicious pronunciation. The second, for such as are advanced to some ripeness of judgment, containing observations on the sounds of letters and dipthongs; rules for the true division of syllables; and the use of capitals, stops, and marks: with large tables of abbreviations and distinctions of words; and several alphabets of copies, for young writers. To which is added, an appendix, containing many additional lessons in prose and verse; first, in words of one syllable only; and then mixed with words of two, three, four, five, six, and seven syllables; the whole improved with new fables and cuts, &c. never before published by authority
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