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Paperback A History of English Spelling Book

ISBN: 1399500236

ISBN13: 9781399500234

A History of English Spelling

Popularly viewed as eccentric and illogical, dismissed by linguists as fixed and therefore uninteresting, English spelling is the Cinderella of modern linguistics. But it is a complex and fascinating subject. With a rich history of variation, English spelling has much to offer diachronic sociolinguists, while study of its history helps to explain many of today's apparent irregularities. The story of its standardisation, beginning with the advent...

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$35.93
Releases Apr 30, 2025

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