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 disctinctly shown, but where words are subject to different pronunciations, the authorities of our best pronouncing dictionaries are fully exhibited, the reasons for each are at large displayed, and the preferable pronunciation is pointed out... / by John Walker.
Title
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 disctinctly shown, but where words are subject to different pronunciations, the authorities of our best pronouncing dictionaries are fully exhibited, the reasons for each are at large displayed, and the preferable pronunciation is pointed out... / by John Walker.
Creator
Walker, John, 1732-1807.
Publisher
London : Printed for H. Fisher, R. Fisher, and P. Jackson,
Date
1833
Extent
587 pages : portrait
Spatial Coverage
23 cm
Type
text
Language
English
Description
Bound in contemporary straight-grain morocco with gold tooled fillet on cover and gold tooling on spine
Provenance
Ex libris: James Alipius Goold
Ex libris: John Lean
Subject
English language -- Dictionaries.
Identifier
3/B/GOO 6
Temporal Coverage
19th century
Coverage
England
Rights
Copyright expired
Relation
Access Rights
Rights Holder
MDHC
Annotation
Inscribed in ink before frontispiece: "A token of affection to my esteemed friend Revd James Goold. J Lean Perugia 2nd April 1836."
Binding materials & treatment
Gold tooled bindings (Binding)
Paper types
Wove papers (Paper)
Machine-made papers (Paper)
Provenance evidence
Donors' copies (Provenance)
Presentation copies (Provenance)
Presentation inscriptions (Provenance).
Edition
New edition with considerable improvements.
Other library holdings
Collection
Citation
Walker, John, 1732-1807., “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 disctinctly shown, but where words are subject to different pronunciations, the authorities of our best pronouncing dictionaries are fully exhibited, the reasons for each are at large displayed, and the preferable pronunciation is pointed out... / by John Walker.,” Archbishop Goold Special Collection, accessed July 28, 2021, https://gooldlibrary.omeka.net/items/show/105.