Benjamin Franklin, Orthoepist and Phonetician

Benjamin Franklin has been hailed as an inventor, scientist, printer, author, philosopher, diplomat, philanthropist and political activist and, especially, a founding father of the United States, but few are aware he was also a phonetician. This book offers a groundbreaking exploration of Franklin’s...

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Main Author:	German, Gary D.
Format:	Online
Language:	English
Published:	Open Book Publishers 2026
Subjects:	Benjamin Franklin dialectology Historical Phonology Historical Sociolinguistics New Englishes Orthography Reformed Mode of Spelling (RMS) thema EDItEUR::C Language and Linguistics::CF Linguistics::CFB Sociolinguistics thema EDItEUR::C Language and Linguistics::CF Linguistics::CFF Historical and comparative linguistics thema EDItEUR::C Language and Linguistics::CF Linguistics::CFH Phonetics, phonology thema EDItEUR::D Biography, Literature and Literary studies::DN Biography and non-fiction prose::DNB Biography: general::DNBH Biography: historical, political and military thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general::JBC Cultural and media studies::JBCC Cultural studies::JBCC9 History of ideas thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHK History of the Americas
Online Access:	2977-845X
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