Henry Sweet

Henry Sweet
Born15 September 1845
Died30 April 1912(1912-04-30) (aged 66)
NationalityBritish
Alma materBalliol College
Scientific career
FieldsPhonetics, Old English, language teaching
InstitutionsEarly English Text Society, Philological Society, Oxford University

Henry Sweet (15 September 1845 – 30 April 1912) was an English philologist, phonetician and grammarian.[1][2]

As a philologist, he specialized in the Germanic languages, particularly Old English and Old Norse. In addition, Sweet published works on larger issues of phonetics and grammar in language and the teaching of languages. Many of his ideas have remained influential, and a number of his works continue to be in print, being used as course texts at colleges and universities.

  1. ^ Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language, as hosted on encyclopedia.com
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Kunitz was invoked but never defined (see the help page).