Template:RQ:Critical Pronouncing Dictionary

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This template may be used to format English quotations from John Walker's Critical Pronouncing Dictionary. If a (single) page number is added, it will also automatically generate a link to the correct page of the book on Google Books.

The template takes the following positional or named parameters:

• |section= – by default, the template will assume that the material quoted is part of the main body of the Dictionary. Use |section= to reference a portion of the prefatory material:
  • |section=preface – for the preface.
  • |section=irish – for the included "rules to be observed by the natives of Ireland in order to obtain a just pronunciation of English".
  • |section=scottish – for the included "rules to be observed by the natives of Scotland for obtaining a just pronunciation of English".
  • |section=foreigners – for the included "directions to foreigners, in order to attain a knowledge of the marks in this dictionary, and to acquire a right pronunciation of every word in the English language".
  • |section=principles – for Walker's "principles of English pronunciation".
• |entry= – the entry in the Dictionary quoted, if needed.
• |1=, |page=, or |pages= – the page number(s) of the Dictionary on which the entry appears. Use |pages= if indicating a range of pages, and separate the first and last pages of the range with an en dash, like this: |pages=201–202.
• |2=, |column=, or |columns= – the column number(s) of the Dictionary on which the entry appears. Use |columns= if indicating a range of columns, and separate the first and last column numbers of the range with an en dash.
• |3= or |passage= – the passage quoted from the Dictionary.
• |nodot= – by default, the template adds a full stop (period) at the end of the citation. To suppress this punctuation, use |nodot=1 or |nodot=yes.
• |brackets= – use |brackets=on to surround a quotation with brackets. This indicates that the quotation either contains a mere mention of a term (for example, "some people find the word manoeuvre hard to spell") rather than an actual use of it (for example, "we need to manoeuvre carefully to avoid causing upset"), or does not provide an actual instance of a term but provides information about related terms.
• |gpage= – by default, the URL and the displayed page number are assumed to be based on the page numbers present in the Dictionary. To base the number on Google Books' internal page numbering, use |gpage=1 or |gpage=yes.
• |ppage= – by default, the URL and the displayed page number are assumed to be based on the page numbers present in the Dictionary. To base the number on the page numbers utilised in a PDF copy, use |ppage=1 or |ppage=yes.

• Wikitext:
  • {{RQ:Critical Pronouncing Dictionary|page=232|passage={{smallcaps|Earth}}, e²r''th''. f. (234) (237).<br><The element diſtinct from air, fire, or water; the terraqueous globe, the world.|ppage=1}}; or
  • {{RQ:Critical Pronouncing Dictionary|232||{{smallcaps|Earth}}, e²r''th''. f. (234) (237).<br><The element diſtinct from air, fire, or water; the terraqueous globe, the world.|ppage=1}}; or
• Result:
  • 1791, John Walker, A Critical Pronouncing Dictionary ‎, London: Sold by G. G. J. and J. Robinſon, Paternoſter Row; and T. Cadell, in the Strand, →OCLC, page 211:

    Earth, e²rth. f. (234) (237).
    The element diſtinct from air, fire, or water; the terraqueous globe, the world.

• {{R:Critical Pronouncing Dictionary}} – a citation template for use in "References" sections and on talk pages.