Upward, Christopher.
The history of English spelling / Christopher Upward And George Davidson. - Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2011. - xiii, 376 p. : maps ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references ( p. [320]-323) and index.
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.
9781405190244 (alk. paper) 9781405190237 (pbk. : alk. paper)
2011008794
English language--Orthography and spelling--History.
English language--Etymology.
PE1141 / .U69 2011
421.5209 / UPH
The history of English spelling / Christopher Upward And George Davidson. - Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2011. - xiii, 376 p. : maps ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references ( p. [320]-323) and index.
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.
9781405190244 (alk. paper) 9781405190237 (pbk. : alk. paper)
2011008794
English language--Orthography and spelling--History.
English language--Etymology.
PE1141 / .U69 2011
421.5209 / UPH