Christopher Upward, George Davidson - The History of English Spelling
2011 | ISBN: 1405190248 | English | 392 pages | PDF | 2.2 MB
2011 | ISBN: 1405190248 | English | 392 pages | PDF | 2.2 MB
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 English Words in the same series