A Pronouncing Dictionary of American English
John Samuel Kenyon (1874-1959) was an American linguist. He graduated from Hiram College in 1898 and taught there as a professor of English from 1916 to 1944, when he retired and became an emeritus professor until his death. Together with Thomas A. Knott, he wroteA Pronouncing Dictionary of American English(1944), still regarded as a classic guide to American English pronunciation. Kenyon had also earlier publishedAmerican Pronunciation(1924) and served as the consulting editor of pronunciation to the second edition ofWebster's New International Dictionaryin his career as a pioneering expert on the study of American English, which earned him the epithet "the dean of American phoneticians".Thomas Albert Knott was a professor at the University of Chicago.For more than 150 years, in print and now online, Merriam-Webster has been America's leading and most-trusted provider of language information. All Merriam-Webster products and services are backed by the largest team of professional dictionary editors and writers in America, and one of the largest in the world.