orthoepy

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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

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

One affords a quaint definition of the combination of orthoepy with orthography, for he would teach “how to write or paint the image of man’s voice like to the life or nature.”

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

The Rig-Veda also came there, adorned with the rules of orthoepy.

From The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 by Ganguli, Kisari Mohan

Orthography is less essential to language than orthoepy; since all languages are spoken, whilst but a few languages are written.

From A Handbook of the English Language by Latham, R. G. (Robert Gordon)