The History of English Spelling (PDF)
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The History of English Spelling
"Fifty years ago, G. H. Vallins contributed a book on spelling to the Language Library. Since then, there have been several major surveys, and new opportunities to explore the history of English words. The time is...
"Fifty years ago, G. H. Vallins contributed a book on spelling to the Language Library. Since then, there have been several major surveys, and new opportunities to explore the history of English words. The time is...
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The History of English Spelling
"Fifty years ago, G. H. Vallins contributed a book on spelling to the Language Library. Since then, there have been several major surveys, and new opportunities to explore the history of English words. The time is therefore ripe for a fresh presentation, and this is what George Davidson has done, building on the huge collection of historical data amassed by Christopher Upward, and giving it narrative shape. I have been waiting for a source-book like this for a long time, and I'm delighted that it has found a place in this series."
David Crystal, Language Library series editor
Few languages are riddled with as many spelling inconsistencies and irregularities as English. Why is there such dissonance between the sounds of English and the spelling used to represent them? The answer lies in the history of the language itself. The History of English Spelling reveals the rich and complex history of Modern English spelling, tracing its origins and development from Old English up to the present day. The book provides a highly detailed, letter-by-letter analysis of the Old English basis of Modern English spelling, followed by in-depth coverage of the contributions from French, Latin, Greek and the many other languages that have contributed to current orthography. Upward and Davidson also explore events in the socio-political history of England as the setting for developments in spelling, along with the works of a number of lexicographers (especially Johnson and Webster), and various proposals for spelling reform. The History of English Spelling reveals the richness of the complex and often frustrating alphabetic spelling system used in the English language.
A complementary website with additional research material can be found at www.historyofenglishspelling.info
"Fifty years ago, G. H. Vallins contributed a book on spelling to the Language Library. Since then, there have been several major surveys, and new opportunities to explore the history of English words. The time is therefore ripe for a fresh presentation, and this is what George Davidson has done, building on the huge collection of historical data amassed by Christopher Upward, and giving it narrative shape. I have been waiting for a source-book like this for a long time, and I'm delighted that it has found a place in this series."
David Crystal, Language Library series editor
Few languages are riddled with as many spelling inconsistencies and irregularities as English. Why is there such dissonance between the sounds of English and the spelling used to represent them? The answer lies in the history of the language itself. The History of English Spelling reveals the rich and complex history of Modern English spelling, tracing its origins and development from Old English up to the present day. The book provides a highly detailed, letter-by-letter analysis of the Old English basis of Modern English spelling, followed by in-depth coverage of the contributions from French, Latin, Greek and the many other languages that have contributed to current orthography. Upward and Davidson also explore events in the socio-political history of England as the setting for developments in spelling, along with the works of a number of lexicographers (especially Johnson and Webster), and various proposals for spelling reform. The History of English Spelling reveals the richness of the complex and often frustrating alphabetic spelling system used in the English language.
A complementary website with additional research material can be found at www.historyofenglishspelling.info
Autoren-Porträt von Christopher Upward, George Davidson
Christopher Upward (1938-2002) was a Senior Lecturer inGerman at Aston University in Birmingham until his retirement in
1995. For many years Upward was a member of the committee of the
Simplified Spelling Society (now known as the English
Spelling Society), and Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of the
Simplified Spelling Society. He was also an Associate Editor of
The Oxford Companion to the English Language (1992), and
prepared two editions of Cut Spelling: A handbook to the
simplification of written English by omission of redundant
letters (Simplified Spelling Society 1992, 1996).
George Davidson is a freelance lexicographer, book
compiler and editor. He has written several books on English
grammar, usage, spelling, and vocabulary, such as How to
Punctuate (2005) and Improve Your Spelling (2005), and
has edited numerous books, including the 150th
Anniversary Edition of Roget's Thesaurus of English Words
& Phrases (2002). He has formerly worked as a French
teacher and lecturer in linguistics.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autoren: Christopher Upward , George Davidson
- 2011, 1. Auflage, 392 Seiten, Englisch
- Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
- ISBN-10: 1444342967
- ISBN-13: 9781444342963
- Erscheinungsdatum: 24.06.2011
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