A Universal Alphabet. A Paper Read Before the Modern Language Association of America December 29 1904

<p>A Universal Alphabet presents James Geddes's proposal for a standardized phonetic alphabet delivered as a paper before the Modern Language Association of America in 1904. Geddes explores the challenges and potential benefits of creating a universal system for representing speech sounds aiming to facilitate communication and understanding across different languages. This work offers insights into the historical development of linguistic thought and the ongoing quest for improved methods of phonetic transcription. A valuable resource for linguists educators and anyone interested in the science of language and the evolution of writing systems.</p><p>This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore you will see the original copyright references library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world) and other notations in the work.</p><p>This work is in the public domain in the United States of America and possibly other nations. Within the United States you may freely copy and distribute this work as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.</p><p>As a reproduction of a historical artifact this work may contain missing or blurred pages poor pictures errant marks etc. Scholars believe and we concur that this work is important enough to be preserved reproduced and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.</p>