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 elseFeatures a complementary website with additional materialat www.historyofenglishspelling.infoIncludes detailed coverage of the contributions fromFrench, Latin, Greek - and the many other languages - to our current orthographyServes as a companion volume to Geoffrey Hughes's A History of English Words in the same series INDICE: List of Figures and Tables viiiPreface ixAbbreviations and SymbolsxiLanguage Periods Referred to in the Text xiv1 Introduction and Overview 12 England and English from the Romans to the Vikings 143 The Old English Roots of Modern English Spelling 334 The Decline and Revival of English in the MiddleEnglish Period 655 The Franco-Latin Element 866 Some Sound and Spelling Developments in Middle and Modern English 1737 The Greek Contribution 1948 The Exotic Input 2289 Reformers, Lexicographers and the Parting of the Ways 293Glossary of Technical Terms 315Bibliography 320Language and Dialect Index 324Word andWord-Element Index 328General Index 373
- ISBN: 978-1-4443-4299-4
- Editorial: Wiley-Blackwell
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 224
- Fecha Publicación: 17/04/2012
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés