Screen LibraryThe history of English spelling /
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| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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The language library
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| Carrier Form: | xiii, 376 p. : maps ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references ( p. [320]-323) and index. |
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9781405190244 (alk. paper) : 1405190248 (alk. paper) 9781405190237 (pbk. : alk. paper) 140519023X (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| Index Number: | PE1141 |
| CLC: | H312 |
| Call Number: | H312/U71 |
| Contents: | Introduction and overview -- England and English from the Romans to the Vikings -- The Old English roots of modern English spelling -- The decline and revival of English in the Middle English period -- The Franco-Latin element -- Some sound and spelling developments in middle and modern English -- The Greek contribution -- The exotic input -- Reformers, lexicographers and the parting of the ways. |