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A CRITICAL
PRONOUNCING DICTIONARY,
AND EXPOSITOR OF THE
ENGLISH LANGUAGE:
IN WHICH,
Not only the Meaning of every Word is clearly explained, and the Sound
of every Syllable diftffly fhown, but, where Words are fubje& to
different Pronunciations, the Authorities of our bell Pronouncing Dic-
tionaries are fully exhibited, the reafons for each are at large difplayed,
and the preferable Pronunciation is pointed out.
TO WHICH ARE PREFIXED,
PRINCIPLES OF ENGLISH PRONUNCIATION:
IN WHICH
The Sounds of Letters, Syllables, and Words, are critically inveftigated, and
fyftematically arranged; the Influence of the Greek and Latin Accent
and Quantity, on the Accent and Quantity of the Englifh, is thoroughly
examined, and clearly defined; and the A[nalogies of the Language are fo
fully fhown, as to lay the Foundation of a confiftent and rational Pronun-
ciation.
LIKEWISE,
RULES to be obferved by the NATIVES Of SCOTLAND, IRELAND, and LONDON, for avoiding
their refpedtive Peculiarities;
.,AND
DIRECTIONS to FOREIGNERS, for acquiring a Knowledge of the Ufe of this DICTIONARY.
THE WHOLE INTERSPERSED WITH
OBSERVATIONS, ETYMOLOGICAL, CRITICAL, AND GRAMMATICAL.
By JOHN WALKER,
Author of ELEMENTS OF -ELOCUTION, RHYMING DICTIONARY, &c. &c.
6)mare, J./i eri potefl, o t . vereA 'rnni, f.' vox, bujus alumnum urbis oeant: zt oratio 2Romana
plane videatur, non civitate donata. QUINTILIAN.
FIRST AMERICAN EDITION.
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PRINTED BY BUDD .4ND BARTRAM,
FOR H. &. P. RICE, M. CAREY, J, CONRAD & Co. S. F. BRADFORD, THOS. & WK.
BRADFORD, B. JOHNSON, J. JOHNSON, J. & J. CRUIKSHANK, J. M'CULLOCII,
H. SWEITZER, W. WOODHOUSE, D. HOGAN, ]. THACKARA, J. GROFF ,
J. MORGAN, J. HUMPHREYS, AND J. ORMROD.
1803.
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