Does Spelling Matter?

Does Spelling Matter?

by Horobin, Simon

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This title narrates the history of English spelling from the Anglo-Saxons to the present-day. It also examines the changing attitudes to spelling, including numerous proposals for spelling reform, ranging from the introduction of new alphabets to more modest attempts to rid English of its silent letters, and the differing agendas they reveal.

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Title Statements

  • Full title :Does Spelling Matter? / Simon Horobin.

Summary

This title narrates the history of English spelling from the Anglo-Saxons to the present-day. It also examines the changing attitudes to spelling, including numerous proposals for spelling reform, ranging from the introduction of new alphabets to more modest attempts to rid English of its silent letters, and the differing agendas they reveal.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:2013.
  • Edition:First edition

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):Oxford University Press
  • Place of Publication:Oxford, United Kingdom
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:2013.

The Physical Object

  • Description:x, 270 pages : : illustrations ; : 23 cm

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9780199665280, 0199665281, 9780198722984, 0198722982
  • oclc:ocn818450128
  • LC Classification:PE1141
  • Dewey Decimal:421.5209

Subjects

18.04 English language Altenglisch Anglais (Langue) -- Étymologie Anglais (Langue) -- Orthographe Engels Englisch English language -- Etymology English language -- Orthography and spe… Geschiedenis (vorm) History Mittelenglisch Rechtschreibung Spelling Spelling reform

Writers

Horobin, Simon

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