With His Majesty's Royal licence, a guide to the English tongue. In two parts. [electronic resource] : 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 preventing vicious pronunciation. The second, for such as are advanced to some ripeness of judgment, containing observations on the sounds of letters and diphthongs; 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 in new added, an appendix, containing many additional lessons, in prose and verse; first, in words of one syllable only; and then mix'd with words of two, three, four, five, six, and seven syllables: and further improved with new fables and cuts, never before published. By T. Dyche, schoolmaster at Stratford, Bow.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dyche, Thomas, d. ca. 1733.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English language--Composition and exercises--Early works to 1800.

English language.

English language--Pronunciation--Early works to 1800.

Physical Description:

1 online resource ([8],160p.,plates ) port. ;

Edition:

A new edition, corrected, and very much enlarged.

Other Title:

With His Majesty's Royal licence, a guide to the English tongue. In two parts

Place of Publication:

London : Printed for Richard Ware, at No 36, on Ludgate Hill, 1775.

Notes:

Price in square brackets: (Price 1s.)

Reproduction of original from National Library of Scotland.

Cited in:

Alston, IV, 259

English Short Title Catalog, T217969.

OCLC:

510600703