{"product_id":"the-deseret-alphabet-a-fixed-and-unalterable-sound-paperback-softback-9780252089428","title":"The Deseret Alphabet; A Fixed and Unalterable Sound (Paperback \/ softback) 9780252089428","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Deseret Alphabet\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Fixed and Unalterable Sound\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRyan Shosted (Edited by), N. E. Davis (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780252089428\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 30 June 2026\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e315 pages, 50 b\u0026amp;w images in-text; 7 tables\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.6 cm, 0.513 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"An in-depth and first-rate analysis of the historical, social, and linguistic issues surrounding the Deseret Alphabet, leading up to the 1869 publication of the entire Book of Mormon (and afterwards, up to the present). This book serves as the critical background for a thorough study of the Deseret Alphabet. Highly recommended!\"\u003cbr\u003e—Royal Skousen, editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Mormon: The Earliest Text\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eFacing starvation and ruin on Utah's nineteenth-century frontier, Latter-day Saint pioneers launched an audacious experiment to reshape the English language: the Deseret Alphabet. Ryan K. Shosted and N. E. Davis trace the alphabet's origins in the linguistic vision of Joseph Smith and Brigham Young, explore its contested social, spiritual, and linguistic functions, and examine its decline and modern-day renewal.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShosted and Davis draw on a wide range of sources, including previously unpublished archival material, to trace the alphabet's roots in Joseph Smith's esoteric translations and its role in shaping Latter-day Saint identity. Their account brings together theology, linguistics, and culture. As they show, the Deseret Alphabet remains relevant as a living artifact of a religion wrestling with its visionary origins and the divine potential of words.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn-depth and up to date, \u003ci\u003eThe Deseret Alphabet\u003c\/i\u003e traces the script's creation, use, and legacy across Latter-day Saint history.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eAbbreviations vii\u003cbr\u003ePhonological representations xiii\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments xvii\u003cbr\u003e1 Orthographic Reform 19\u003cbr\u003e2 History, 1837–1858 35\u003cbr\u003e3 History, 1858–1878 95\u003cbr\u003e4 Linguistic Perspectives 139\u003cbr\u003e5 Practical Purposes 199\u003cbr\u003e6 Social Purposes 229\u003cbr\u003e7 Spiritual Purposes 257\u003cbr\u003e8 Afterlife 295\u003cbr\u003e9 Conclusion 327\u003cbr\u003eAppendix A Scribes 335\u003cbr\u003eAppendix B Corpus 341\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Illinois Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52734389780760,"sku":"9780252089428","price":17.48,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-deseret-alphabet-a-fixed-and-unalterable-sound-paperback-softback-9780252089428","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}