A Pronouncing and Spelling Dictionary

by William Johnston (grammarian)

Versions of A Pronouncing and Spelling Dictionary include:

• A Pronouncing and Spelling Dictionary (London, 1764) external link
  • full title: A Pronouncing and Spelling Dictionary: Wherein, by a New and Sufficient Method, the Proper Sounds of English Words Are Exactly Ascertained; and by Which, Both His Majesty's Subjects, and Foreigners, May Correct an Improper, or Acquire a Right Pronunciation of the English Language. Together with an Introduction, and an Appendix, Containing Many New and Useful Observations on the Sounds of the Letters; an Account of the Notation, Whereby Their Sounds in Words Are, Through the Dictionary, Signified; and Directions for Attaining to a Right Pronunciation by the Help of This Book. To Which Is Added, by Way of Praxis, a Discourse on an Important Subject: Wherein the Right Sounds of the Words Are So Intimated by the Notation, That a Stranger to the English Accent, After Carefully Perusing the Introduction, May Be Able to Pronounce Them Properly.
• A Pronouncing and Spelling Dictionary (2nd edition, London, 1772) external link
  • full title: A Pronouncing and Spelling Dictionary: In Which, by Distinguishing Signs of the Literal Sounds, the Proper Sounds of English Words Are Clearly Intimated; and by Which, Both His Majesty's Subjects, and Foreigners, May Correct an Improper, or Acquire a Right Pronunciation of the English Language. Together with an Introduction, and an Appendix, Containing Many New, and Useful Observations on the Sounds of the Letters; Distinguishing Signs of Their Different Sounds; and Directions for Attaining to a Right Pronunciation. And Also, by Way of Praxis, a Discourse on an Important Subject; in Which, the Right Sounds of Its Words Are So Clearly Intimated, That a Stranger, After Acquainting Himself with the Introduction, May Be Able to Pronounce Them Properly. To Which Is Now Added, a Short, and Plain Grammar of the English Language.