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1 online resource (xiii, 376 pages) : illustrations, maps. 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. 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. Christopher Upward and George Davidson. Includes bibliographical references and index. English language Orthography and spelling History English language Etymology LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES Linguistics Phonetics & Phonology English language Etymology English language Orthography and spelling PE1141 .U69 2011eb 421/.5209 Upward, Christopher. Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2011 (DLC) 2011008794 (OCoLC)704908458 Upward, Christopher. Malden, Mass. : Wiley-Blackwell, 2011 (DLC) 2011008794 9781444342994 1444342991 9781444342963 1444342967 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781444342994 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781444342994 E7B 110228 20171116120553.0 ocn747411934 eng