The history of English spelling /
by Upward, Christopher; Davidson, George.
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BookPublisher: Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2011Description: xiii, 376 p. : maps ; 23 cm.ISBN: 9781405190244 (alk. paper); 9781405190237 (pbk. : alk. paper).Subject(s): English language -- Orthography and spelling -- History | English language -- Etymology
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.
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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.
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