03676cam a2200709Ia 4500 ocn747411934 OCoLC 20171116120553.0 m o d cr cn||||||||| 110228s2011 mauab ob 001 0 eng d 9781444342994 (electronic bk.) 1444342991 (electronic bk.) 9781444342963 (electronic bk.) 1444342967 (electronic bk.) 9781444342970 1444342975 9781444342987 1444342983 9781405190244 (alk. paper) 1405190248 (alk. paper) 9781405190237 (pbk. ; alk. paper) 140519023X (pbk. ; alk. paper) DEBBG BV040814898 DEBSZ 381099687 DKDLA 830060-katalog:10483263 DKDLA 860900-katalog:10483263 NLGGC 355474050 NZ1 15916130 DEBBG BV043393445 (OCoLC)747411934 E7B eng pn E7B OCLCQ YDXCP CDX EBLCP MERUC DG1 IUL N$T OCLCQ OCLCF OCLCO OCLCQ COO OCLCQ DEBBG MAIN PE1141 .U69 2011eb LAN 011000 bisacsh 421/.5209 22 Upward, Christopher. The history of English spelling / Christopher Upward and George Davidson. [electronic resource] Malden, Mass. : Wiley-Blackwell, 2011. 1 online resource (xiii, 376 pages) : illustrations, maps. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier The language library Includes bibliographical references 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. 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. Print version record. English language Orthography and spelling History. English language Etymology. LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES Linguistics Phonetics & Phonology. bisacsh English language Etymology. fast (OCoLC)fst00911149 English language Orthography and spelling. fast (OCoLC)fst00911459 Electronic books. History. fast (OCoLC)fst01411628 Davidson, George. Print version: Upward, Christopher. History of English spelling. Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2011 9781405190244 (DLC) 2011008794 (OCoLC)704908458 Print version: Upward, Christopher. History of English spelling. Malden, Mass. : Wiley-Blackwell, 2011 (DLC) 2011008794 Language library. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781444342994 Wiley Online Library ddc BK 205237 205237