Excerpt from The Pronunciation of English: Reduced to Rules by Means of a System of Marks Applied to the Ordinary Spelling<br><br>The application of such a system to English corresponds very closely to the method followed in languages which are written with the Arabic alphabet. In these languages the beginner learns from books in which the whole apparatus of vowel-signs and other auxiliary marks is employed. As he makes progress in his knowledge of the language, these marks become less and less essential to him, until at last he is able, like the native reader, to dispense with them altogether. Similarly the foreign student of English would at first practise his reading on texts provided with all the marks which serve as a guide to the correct pronunciation. In course of time many of these would become unnecessary, and in the end he would be able to interpret the ordinary Spelling without these extraneous aids.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.