History of English Phonetics - Eigo Onseishi

Japanese: 《英語音声史》 - えいごおんせいし
History of English Phonetics - Eigo Onseishi

…His natural talent and insight in phonetics led him to play a pioneering role in modern phonetics, and he also provided a solid foundation for the study of Old English (Anglo-Saxon). In conjunction with his studies of Middle and Modern English, he shed light on the history of English, especially its early period, from the perspective of modern phonetics and linguistics. His books, A Handbook of Phonetics (1877), A History of English Sounds (1874), and The Sounds of English (1908), are masterpieces of phonetics. The Broad Romic system, which he invented, reflects his view of phonemes. …

*Some of the terminology referenced in "The History of English Phonetics" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…天与の音声学的才能と洞察力により現代音声学の開拓者の役割を果たすとともに,古英語(アングロ・サクソン語)の研究に確実な基礎を与え,中・近代英語の研究とあいまって,英語史,とくにその初期に,近代音声学・言語学の角度から光を当てた。著書《音声学教本A Handbook of Phonetics》(1877),《英語音声史A History of English Sounds》(1874),《英語の音声The Sounds of English》(1908)は音声学の名著である。彼の考案した〈簡略ローマ字音声表記法Broad Romic〉は彼の音素観を反映している。…

※「《英語音声史》」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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