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A History of English Spelling.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Horobin, Simon.
- Series:
- Edinburgh Textbooks on the English Language - Advanced Series
- Language:
- English
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (186 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2025.
- Summary:
- A lively introduction to English spelling.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Half Title
- Series Page
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Preface
- Introduction: Writing Systems
- Part I: History
- 1. Old English
- 2. Middle English
- 3. Standardisation
- 4. Early Modern English
- 5. Late Modern English
- 6. US English
- 7. Present-day English
- 8. Spelling Scots
- Part II: Perspectives
- 9. Prescriptivist attitudes to correct spelling
- 10. Female spelling
- 11. Reforming spelling
- 12. Creating your own research project
- References
- Index.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9781399500241
- 1399500244
- 9781399500258
- 1399500252
- OCLC:
- 1481791601
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