orthoepy

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We may smile at these repeated attempts of the learned English, in their inventions of alphabets, to establish the correspondence of pronunciation with orthography, and at their vowelly conceits to melodise our orthoepy.

From Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature by Disraeli, Isaac

In orthography I have supposed orthoepy, or just utterance of words, to be included; orthography being only the art of expressing certain sounds by proper characters.

From A Grammar of the English Tongue by Johnson, Samuel

But where were we to seek for the standard of our orthoepy?

From Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature by Disraeli, Isaac

The orthography is according to Jack's orthoepy, for there are various spellings of the word.

From Gwen Wynn by Reid, Mayne

Such departures from orthoepy are only to be checked by the power of such example; but this is a power not always present, or not always of sufficient strength. 

From Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation by Chambers, Robert