Does spelling matter? / Simon Horobin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Horobin, Simon.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Language and languages--Orthography and spelling.

Language and languages.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (281 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book narrates the history of English spelling from the Anglo-Saxons to the present-day, charting the various changes that have taken place and the impact these have had on the way we spell today. While good spelling is seen as socially and educationally desirable, many people struggle to spell common words like accommodate, occurrence, dependent. Is it our spelling system that is to blame, and should we therefore reform English spelling to make it easier to learn? Or are suchcalls for change further evidence of the dumbing-down of our educational standards, also witnessed by the tolerance

Contents:

Cover; Contents; List of figures; Phonetic symbols; 1 Introduction; 2 Writing systems; 3 Beginnings; 4 Invasion and revision; 5 Renaissance and reform; 6 Fixing spelling; 7 American spelling; 8 Spelling today and tomorrow; Further reading; Bibliography; Word Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z; Subject Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; L; M; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-19-164309-2

1-299-26172-8

0-19-164308-4

OCLC:

854970719