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 EnglishWords in the same series ÍNDICE: List of Figures. List of Tables. Preface. Abbreviations and Symbols. Language Periods Referred to in the Text. 1. Introduction and Overview. 2. England and English from the Romans to the Vikings. 3. The Old English Roots of Modern English Spelling. 4. The Decline and Revival of English in the MiddleEnglish Period. 5. The Franco-Latin Element. 6. Some Sound and Spelling Developments in Middle and Modern English. 7. The Greek Contribution. 8. The ExoticInput. 9. Reformers, Lexicographers and the Parting of the Ways. Glossary of Technical Terms. Bibliography. Language Index. Word Index Subject and Author Index.
- ISBN: 978-1-4051-9023-7
- Editorial: Wiley-Blackwell
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 360
- Fecha Publicación: 12/09/2011
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés