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James Elphinston
1809Oct, 8

James Elphinston

James Elphinston, Scottish orthographer, phonologist, and linguist (b. 1721)
James Elphinston (December 6, 1721 – October 8, 1809) was a well noted 18th-century Scottish educator, orthographer, phonologist and linguistics expert.

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