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Henry Sweet
Henry Sweet 1845–1912, English philologist and phonetician. An authority on Anglo-Saxon and the history of the English language, Sweet was also a pioneer in modern scientific phonetics. His History of English Sounds (1874) was a landmark in that study. In 1901 he was made a reader in phonetics at Oxford. Among his other writings are A Handbook of Phonetics (1877), A New English Grammar (2 parts, 1892–95), The History of Language (1900), The Sounds of English (1908), and works on Anglo-Saxon, Middle English, and Icelandic. Sweet was the model for Professor Higgins in G. B. Shaw's play Pygmalion. |
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"Henry Sweet." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Henry Sweet." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Sweet-He.html "Henry Sweet." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Sweet-He.html |
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Sweet, Henry
Sweet, Henry (1845–1912), a great phonetician. He is said to be the inspiration for Shaw's Henry Higgins in Pygmalion. His works are still a staple of the study of Old English and the philology of English; the most celebrated are History of English Sounds (1874, 1888); Anglo-Saxon Reader (1876); Anglo-Saxon Primer (1882); A New English Grammar (1892, 1898); The History of Language (1900); and The Sounds of English: An Introduction to Phonetics (1908).
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MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Sweet, Henry." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Sweet, Henry." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-SweetHenry.html MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Sweet, Henry." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-SweetHenry.html |
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