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__The History of English Spelling__ reveals the history of Modern English spelling, tracing its origins and development from Old English up to the present day.* Includes a wealth of information and data on English spelling not available anywhere else * Features a complementary website with additional material at [www.historyofenglishspelling.info](http://www.historyofenglishspelling.info/) * Includes detailed coverage of the contributions from French, Latin, Greek - and the many other languages - to our current orthography * Serves as a companion volume to Geoffrey Hughes's __A History of English Words__ in the same series Content: Chapter 1 Introduction and Overview (pages 1–13): Chapter 2 England and English from the Romans to the Vikings (pages 14–32): Chapter 3 The Old English Roots of Modern English Spelling (pages 33–64): Chapter 4 The Decline and Revival of English in the Middle English Period (pages 65–85): Chapter 5 The Franco?Latin Element (pages 86–172): Chapter 6 Some Sound and Spelling Developments in Middle and Modern English (pages 173–193): Chapter 7 The Greek Contribution (pages 194–227): Chapter 8 The Exotic Input (pages 228–292): Chapter 9 Reformers, Lexicographe

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Author

Christopher Upward, George Davidson(auth.), David Crystal(eds.)

Publisher

Wiley-Blackwell (an imprint of John Wiley & Sons Ltd)

Published

2011

Language

EN

ISBN

9781405190237

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Linguistics, History, Language Learning