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<p style="text-align: justify;">One approach to reconstructing the Prophet Joseph Smith&rsquo;s pronunciation of the proper names in the Book of Mormon is to determine how his close associates in the early days of the church later pronounced the names. In the Deseret Alphabet we have a record of the pronunciation in vogue in 1869. It is plausible that pronunciation of the names did not change much between 1830, when the scripture first appeared in English, and the publication of the Deseret Alphabet Book of Mormon in 1869. This article includes a table of pronunciation of eighteen names from the Book of Mormon according to the phonetic Deseret Alphabet characters compared with the sounds recommended in the &ldquo;Pronouncing Guide,&rdquo; which appears in all English-language editions today.</p>


Journal of Book of Mormon Studies

Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 9/1 (2000)

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The Deseret Alphabet as an Aid in Pronouncing Book of Mormon Names

The Deseret Alphabet as an Aid in Pronouncing Book of Mormon Names

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The Deseret Alphabet as an Aid in Pronouncing Book of Mormon Names

Publication Type

Journal Collection

Year of Publication

2000

Authors

Huchel, Frederick M. (Primary)

Pagination

58-59, 79

Volume

9

Issue

1

URL

https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jbms/vol9/iss1/13

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