Noah Webster and the standardization of sound by Elaina FRULLA

“…After reviewing scholarship on the history of American English as well as scholarship on Webster’s work, I argue that Webster wanted to standardize not only spelling but also, and more importantly, the sounds associated with the letters of the English alphabet. If, according to Webster, Americans could overcome the desire to imitate “corrupt” English and foreign models of the pronunciation of various sounds attached to letters, then a standardized pronunciation could be achieved.…”
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Automatic Recognition Method of Letter Images in English Self-Learning Based on Partial Differential Equation Method by Yu Zhao, Shuping Du, Ran Li, Hong Yue

“…For the handwritten English alphabet data set, the variant structure can obtain more than 90% of the training accuracy and verification accuracy, which is better than the experimental accuracy of the prototype. …”
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Devising Yorùbá Terminology for Phonology Terms (from letter P to letter R) by Oyetayo A Bankale, Oye Taiwo, Rukayat Olawale

“…In this report, we compiled these terms in English, alphabetically arranged, from letter P to letter R, and developed their Yorùbá equivalents. …”
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The Analysis of English Language Teaching of the Students with Intellectual Disabilities: A Review on the Program, English Course Book for 7th Graders, and the Teacher’s Guide by Ahmad Ramezani, Payvand Mihandoust

“…The crucial weaknesses included the old-fashioned way of teaching English alphabets, the inappropriate method of introducing numbers, designing improper activities regarding the students’ capabilities, and the low quality of the pictures both in student book and workbook. …”
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