The History of English Spelling
Copyright © 2011 Christopher Upward and George Davidson 2011
Author(s): Christopher Upward, George Davidson
Published Online: 20 JUL 2012 01:00AM EST
Print ISBN: 9781405190244
Online ISBN: 9781444342994
DOI: 10.1002/9781444342994
Series Editor(s): David Crystal
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The History of English Spelling reveals the history of Modern English spelling, tracing its origins and development from Old English up to the present day.
- Includes a wealth of information and data on English spelling not available anywhere else
- Features a complementary website with additional material at www.historyofenglishspelling.info
- Includes detailed coverage of the contributions from French, Latin, Greek - and the many other languages - to our current orthography
- Serves as a companion volume to Geoffrey Hughes's A History of English Words in the same series