TY  - BOOK
AU  - Upward,Christopher
AU  - Davidson,George
TI  - The history of English spelling
T2  - The language library
SN  - 9781444342994
AV  - PE1141 .U69 2011eb
U1  - 421/.5209 22
PY  - 2011///
CY  - Malden, Mass.
PB  - Wiley-Blackwell
KW  - English language
KW  - Orthography and spelling
KW  - History
KW  - Etymology
KW  - LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES
KW  - Linguistics
KW  - Phonetics & Phonology
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - fast
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; 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
N2  - 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
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/9781444342994
ER  -