Orthoepia Anglicana: or, the first principall part of the English grammar teaching the art of right speaking and pronouncing English, with certaine exact rules of orthography, and rules of spelling or combining of syllables, and directions for keeping of stops or points between sentence and sentence. A work in it selfe absolute, and never knowne to be accomplished by any before ... Methodically composed by the industry and observation of Simon Daines schoolemaster of Hintlesham in Suffs.

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Title: Orthoepia Anglicana: or, the first principall part of the English grammar teaching the art of right speaking and pronouncing English, with certaine exact rules of orthography, and rules of spelling or combining of syllables, and directions for keeping of stops or points between sentence and sentence. A work in it selfe absolute, and never knowne to be accomplished by any before ... Methodically composed by the industry and observation of Simon Daines schoolemaster of Hintlesham in Suffs.
Author: Daines, Simon.
Publication: London :: Printed by Robert Young and Richard Badger for the Company of Stationers,; anno Domini 1640.
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Subject terms: English language -- Early modern, 1500-1700 -- Pronunciation -- Early works to 1800.; English language -- Early modern, 1500-1700 -- Orthography and spelling -- Early works to 1800.; Letter writing -- Early works to 1800.
Cite this Item: "Orthoepia Anglicana: or, the first principall part of the English grammar teaching the art of right speaking and pronouncing English, with certaine exact rules of orthography, and rules of spelling or combining of syllables, and directions for keeping of stops or points between sentence and sentence. A work in it selfe absolute, and never knowne to be accomplished by any before ... Methodically composed by the industry and observation of Simon Daines schoolemaster of Hintlesham in Suffs." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A19762.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 30, 2024.

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The division of Syllables.

SYllables therefore are generally divided into Monop∣thongs, Dipthongs, and Tripthongs; the two latter whereof we have already for our purpose sufficiently dis∣cussed.

A Monopthong is, when a syllable is composed of one Vowell, whether alone by it self, as in Monograms, or joy∣ned with one or more Consonants, and that either ma∣king a whole word, or standing but for a part.

Where you may note this difference between the Latin and English Tongues: for the Latin hath alwaies so many Syllables as Vowels or Dipthongs; which holds not so ge∣nerally in the English, as shall hereafter be further exem∣plified. Wherefore our next step shall be to treat of Syl∣lables mixt, as they be integrall parts of a word.