Abecedary
Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2012 11:19 pm
I realized I have never heard Abecedary pronounced. I looked it up and found at least two different ideas. In one you simply pronounce the first three letters of the alphabet and add -dary. In another all the vowels are schwas except for the second syllable, which is accented. Sounds British. Any of you linguists speak this word, and if so, how do you pronounce it?
The word refers to archaeological discoveries of ancient languages on which an alphabet is written. Useful for the study of whatever language. The word also applies to very simple basic books like primers. By extension it seems to have been used for simple instruction books like Language for Dummies. One who uses or teaches primers can be called an abecedarian.
The word refers to archaeological discoveries of ancient languages on which an alphabet is written. Useful for the study of whatever language. The word also applies to very simple basic books like primers. By extension it seems to have been used for simple instruction books like Language for Dummies. One who uses or teaches primers can be called an abecedarian.