{"product_id":"a-history-of-english-sounds-from-the-earliest-period-with-full-word-lists-paperback-9781108075602","title":"A History of English Sounds from the Earliest Period; With Full Word-Lists (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108075602","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eA History of English Sounds from the Earliest Period\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eWith Full Word-Lists\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHenry Sweet's work on the sounds of English was first published in 1874, and in this revised version in 1888.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eHenry Sweet (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108075602, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 28 August 2014\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e430 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 2.4 cm, 0.54 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHenry Sweet (1845–1912) began at an early age to teach himself Old English and Old Icelandic. Before going up to Oxford, he spent a year at the University of Heidelberg, studying comparative and Germanic philology, and during his undergraduate career he published an edition of King Alfred's Pastoral Care. His enthusiasm for philology led him to pursue a career in research and teaching, though he did not hold a university post until in 1901 he was appointed to a new readership in phonetics at Oxford. His work on the sounds of English was first published in 1874, and in this revised version in 1888. The work derived from a monograph 'on the history of long e and o', but Sweet's own further research, as well as that of others, led him to a much broader treatment, including an investigation of dialects and medieval and modern English sounds.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e 1. Phonetics\u003cbr\u003e 2. Sound-change\u003cbr\u003e 3. Origin of speech-sounds\u003cbr\u003e 4. Origin of dialects\u003cbr\u003e 5. Sound representation\u003cbr\u003e 6. Arian sounds\u003cbr\u003e 7. Germanic sounds\u003cbr\u003e 8. Runes\u003cbr\u003e 9. Old-English sounds\u003cbr\u003e 10. Scandinavian sounds\u003cbr\u003e 11. Middle English sounds\u003cbr\u003e 12. Modern English sounds\u003cbr\u003e 13. Living English sounds\u003cbr\u003e First word-list\u003cbr\u003e Second word-list\u003cbr\u003e Index to first word-list\u003cbr\u003e Tables\u003cbr\u003e Contractions.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Historical \u0026amp; comparative linguistics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Historical \u0026amp; comparative linguistics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Historical%20\u0026amp;%20comparative%20linguistics%20%5BCFF%5D%22\"\u003eCFF\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46006133817624,"sku":"9781108075602","price":38.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108075602i_e7ab5a14-1502-418d-901e-6cf95a688c04.jpg?v=1696751557","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/a-history-of-english-sounds-from-the-earliest-period-with-full-word-lists-paperback-9781108075602","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}