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Prosodia Rationalis: Or, an Essay Towards Establishing the Melody and Measure of Speech, to Be Expressed and Perpetuated by Peculiar Symbols

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Prosodia Rationalis: Or, An Essay Towards Establishing the Melody and Measure of Speech, to be Expressed and Perpetuated by Peculiar Symbols. The Second Edition Amended and Enlarged - Steele, Joshua
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First published in 1775, this book is a pioneering work in the field of phonetics, the study of the sounds of language. The author argues that speech can be analyzed in terms of musical notation, and provides a detailed system of symbols for representing the different tones, rhythms, and inflections of speech. While some of the ideas in the book have been superseded by more recent linguistic research, Prosodia Rationalis remains a key historical document in the development of the study of speech sounds. This work has been ...

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Prosodia Rationalis: Or, an Essay Towards Establishing the Melody and Measure of Speech, to Be Expressed and Perpetuated by Peculiar Symbols 2023, Legare Street Press

ISBN-13: 9781021060167

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Prosodia Rationalis: Or, an Essay Towards Establishing the Melody and Measure of Speech, to Be Expressed and Perpetuated by Peculiar Symbols 2023, Legare Street Press

ISBN-13: 9781022535466

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Prosodia Rationalis: Or, An Essay Towards Establishing the Melody and Measure of Speech, to be Expressed and Perpetuated by Peculiar Symbols. The Second Edition Amended and Enlarged 2018, Gale Ecco, Print Editions

ISBN-13: 9781379776437

Hardcover

Prosodia Rationalis: Or, an Essay Towards Establishing the Melody and Measure of Speech, to Be Expressed and Perpetuated by Peculiar Symbols. the Second Edition Amended and Enlarged. 2010, Gale Ecco, Print Editions, Charleston SC

ISBN-13: 9781170513217

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