orthoepy
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Orthoepy deals with the articulate sounds that constitute syllables and words; orthography treats of the signs by which such articulate sounds are expressed in writing.
From A Handbook of the English Language by Latham, R. G. (Robert Gordon)
Orthoepy determines words, and deals with a language as it is spoken; orthography determines the correct spelling of words, and deals with a language as it is written.
From A Handbook of the English Language by Latham, R. G. (Robert Gordon)
On some other attempts in the same direction see in D'Israeli, Amenities of Literature, an article On Orthography and Orthoepy; and compare Diez, Romanische Sprache, vol. i. p.
From On the Study of Words by Trench, Richard Chenevix
But the only new feature introduced into lexicography between 1755 and the end of the century was the indication of the Orthoepy or Pronunciation.
From The evolution of English lexicography by Murray, James Augustus Henry
Orthoepy as a means of correcting orthography, 382—392.
From Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature by Disraeli, Isaac
