A History of English Spelling
Author:   D. G. Scragg ,  Rebecca Mortimer
Publisher:   Manchester University Press
Edition:   New edition
ISBN:  

9780719006395


Pages:   125
Publication Date:   31 August 2011
Format:   Paperback
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A History of English Spelling


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This book provides an outline history of English spelling from the Anglo-Saxon' adoption of the Roman alphabet to the present day. It shows the respective influences on modern usage of native French and Latin orthographies and attempts a definition of the manner in which spelling stabilised. A final chapter traces changing notions of correctness in spelling during the last four centuries, and also gives a summary of the principle movements for its reform in favour of a more consistent and phonetic system of notion.Students in higher education specialising in English or linguistics and also those studying other languages at an advanced level should find this a useful book. The general reader with an interest in the history of his language or the question of spelling will find it most readable -- .

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Author:   D. G. Scragg ,  Rebecca Mortimer
Publisher:   Manchester University Press
Imprint:   Manchester University Press
Edition:   New edition
Dimensions:   Width: 13.80cm , Height: 0.80cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.181kg
ISBN:  

9780719006395


ISBN 10:   0719006392
Pages:   125
Publication Date:   31 August 2011
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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List of illustrations Acknowledgments Abbreviations and signs Phonetic symbols 1. The foundation 2. The collapse of the standard 3. The French invasion 4. Renaissance and re-formation 5. The power of the press 6. Sound spelling Bibliography Word index Subject index -- .

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D.G. Scragg is Professor of Anglo-Saxon Studies at the University of Manchester.

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