Cadmus: or, a treatise on the elements of written language, illustrating, by a philosophical division of speech, the power of each character, thereby mutually fixing the orthography and orthoepy. With an essay on the mode of teaching the surd or deaf, and consequently dumb, to speak / by William Thornton.

  • Thornton, William, 1759-1828.
Date:
1793
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Credit: Cadmus: or, a treatise on the elements of written language, illustrating, by a philosophical division of speech, the power of each character, thereby mutually fixing the orthography and orthoepy. With an essay on the mode of teaching the surd or deaf, and consequently dumb, to speak / by William Thornton. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    fince them Erafmus, both the Scaligers, Lip- fius, Salmaiius, Voflius, Jacobus Matthias, A- dolphus Metkerchus, Bernardus Malinchot, &c.—alfo Sir Thomas Smith, Bullokar, Alex¬ ander Gill, and Dodor Wallisf; the laft of < • >' > . 1 whom Wilkins thinks, had confidered with the greateft accuracy and fubtlety the philofo- phy of articulate founds. He alfo acknowledg¬ es his obligations to the private papers of Doc¬ tor William Holder, and Mr. Lodowick. We j V find in the Bifhop’s work a great difplay of in- • t t *■ £ « ‘ genuity and good reafon; and on this fub- jed many excellent obfervations. Since him feveral eminent authors have engaged in the ftudy, and have favored the world with ufefui remarks. Among many who have publifh- ed I will particularly mention Dr. Kenrick, Thomas Sheridan, Dodor Beattie, and Dodor franklin, fome of whofe judicious and forcible reafons may be feen in the diflertations of No¬ ah Webfter. ‘ ^ An attentive confideration of this theme has many and important objeds. We t I am forry that my remotenefs from any library prevents my perufing piofl: of thefe authors, as 1 write this in cTortolai my native place. 179^. ) '