Thomas Hayward, The Institutions of Children in the English Tongue (after 1625)

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Date
1625after
Author
Book title
the Institutions of Children in the English tongue (2v)
Dedicated to
Transcription source
British Library Sloane MS 2609
Text type
manuscript
Genre
Grammars
Subject area
  • grammar
  • spelling
Summary
Dedicated to Charles I. Definitions of letter (6r-8r), vowell (12r, 19r), diphthong (19r, 23v), consonant (34r), mute (57v), word (87v), etc.
Extent
91 fols.
Word-group
type: alphabetical
Word-entry
type: headword
sample: A letter is the least part of a Syllable compounded of two severell letters or more or a letter is an individuall -- sound which may bee written. There belong three things to every perfect letter Name Figure Sound (6r-6v)
Alston
1962: 2, 12a
Criticisms
Dobson, Eric J. English Pronunciation 1500-1700. 1957. 2nd edn. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1968. II: 321-24. view record