Title: | Cobb's abridgment of J. Walker's critical pronouncing dictionary and expositor of the English language : carefully compiled from the London quarto editions, published under the inspection of the author ; in which Mr. Walker's principles of orthography and pronunciation are strictly followed : and in addition, each word is systematically divided, the secondary accent noted, the plurals of nouns, the present tense and preterit of verbs, the participles and the variable adjectives are inserted, and all useless repetitions of words are avoided ; to which are prefixed, concise principles of pronunciation, and rules for accentuation and the division of words : with an appendix, containing a class of words which are in common use in this country, and not found in Walker's dictionary : partcularly designed for the use of schools |
Author: | Walker, John, 1732-1807 |
Author: | Cobb, Lyman, 1800-1864 |
Note: | Harper & Bros., 1834 |
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Subject: | English language -- Dictionaries |
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