The history of English spelling / Christopher Upward and George Davidson. [electronic resource] Upward, Christopher. Davidson, George. English language Orthography and spelling History. English language Etymology. PE1141 .U69 2011eb 421/.5209 22 Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record. 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. 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. Malden, Mass. : Wiley-Blackwell, 2011. 2011. 2011 Text 1 online resource (xiii, 376 pages) : http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781444342994 eng The language library Language library. History of English spelling. History of English spelling. History of English spelling. History of English spelling.