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A key to the classical pronunciation of Greek and Latin proper names, in which the words are accented and divided into syllables exactly as they ought to be pronounced; with References to Rules, which Show the Analogy of Pronunciation, To which is added, a Complete Vocabulary of Scripture Proper Names, Divided into Sylsables, and accented according to Rules drawn from Analogy and the best Usage. Concluding with Observations on the Greek and Latin Accent and Quantity with Some probable Conjectures on the Method of freeing them from the Obscurity and Confusion in which they are involved, both by the Ancients and Moderns. By John Walker, Author of the Critical Pronouncing Dictionary, &c. &c

Title
A key to the classical pronunciation of Greek and Latin proper names, in which the words are accented and divided into syllables exactly as they ought to be pronounced; with References to Rules, which Show the Analogy of Pronunciation, To which is added, a Complete Vocabulary of Scripture Proper Names, Divided into Sylsables, and accented according to Rules drawn from Analogy and the best Usage. Concluding with Observations on the Greek and Latin Accent and Quantity with Some probable Conjectures on the Method of freeing them from the Obscurity and Confusion in which they are involved, both by the Ancients and Moderns. By John Walker, Author of the Critical Pronouncing Dictionary, &c. &c [electronic resource].
Author
Walker, John, 1732-1807.
Publication
London : sold by Robinsons, Paternoster Row; and T. Cadell, junior, and W. Davies, in the Strand, 1798.

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Description
[3],xii-xxxii,168p.,plate : port.; 8⁰.
Subject
  • Names in the Bible
  • Names, Latin > Pronunciation
  • Names, Greek > Pronunciation
Note
  • The text is continuous.
  • Reproduction of original from British Library.
Indexed In (note)
  • English Short Title Catalog
Reproduction (note)
  • Electronic reproduction.
OCLC
  • 642276989
  • ECCO1-T110552
Author
Walker, John, 1732-1807.
Title
A key to the classical pronunciation of Greek and Latin proper names, in which the words are accented and divided into syllables exactly as they ought to be pronounced; with References to Rules, which Show the Analogy of Pronunciation, To which is added, a Complete Vocabulary of Scripture Proper Names, Divided into Sylsables, and accented according to Rules drawn from Analogy and the best Usage. Concluding with Observations on the Greek and Latin Accent and Quantity with Some probable Conjectures on the Method of freeing them from the Obscurity and Confusion in which they are involved, both by the Ancients and Moderns. By John Walker, Author of the Critical Pronouncing Dictionary, &c. &c [electronic resource].
Imprint
London : sold by Robinsons, Paternoster Row; and T. Cadell, junior, and W. Davies, in the Strand, 1798.
Reproduction
Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
Indexed In:
English Short Title Catalog, T110552.
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Place of Publication
Great Britain England London.
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