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What is Spelling and Society : The Culture and Politics of Orthography Around the World about?

Spelling matters to people. In America and Britain every day, members of the public write to the media on spelling issues, and take part in spelling contests. In Germany, a reform of the spelling system has provoked a constitutional crisis; in Galicia, a 'war of orthographies' parallels an intense public debate on national identity; on walls, bridges and trains globally, PUNX and ANARKISTS proclaim their identities orthographically. The way we spell often represents an attempt to associate with,

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It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.

Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.

Author
Mark Sebba
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (Virtual Publishing)
Published
2007
Language
EN
ISBN
9780511320941
Category
language
Subjects
Literary Fiction, Anthropology, Sociolinguistics
Updated
2026-03-25

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