The Phonetic Journal

Cover of Volume 35 of The Phonetic Journal (1876)
Kingston Buildings in Bath where The Phonetic Society was located[1]

The Phonetic Journal was the official journal of The Phonetic Society based at the Kingston Buildings in Bath, Somerset, England and is the first ever journal about phonetics. It was published subtitled as Published Weekly, Devoted to the Propagation of Phonetic Shorthand, and Phonetic Reading, Writing and Printing.

It was printed starting 1841 by Isaac Pitman, and published by F. Pitman at the Phonetic Depot, at 20, Paternoster Row, in London. The journal was initially in 12 small pages plus a 4-page advertising and information wrapper per issue. It published materials in traditional spelling as well as in phonetic spelling, and phonetic shorthand. It also included news of the Phonetic Society and its members.

  1. ^ Mason, Cai (25 January 2019). "Bath Abbey: Revelations from Abbey Chambers, Kingston Buildings and the 4th Fonetik Institut". Wessex Archaeology. Retrieved 26 October 2024.