Research Catalog
A history of English spelling / D.G. Scragg.
- Title
- A history of English spelling / D.G. Scragg.
- Author
- Scragg, D. G.
- Publication
- Manchester, [Lancashire] : Manchester University Press ; New York : Barnes & Noble Books, 1975, c1974.
Items in the Library & Off-site
Filter by
1 Item
| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Request in advance | PE1141 .S3 1975 | Off-site |
Holdings
Details
- Description
- x, 130 p., 5 p. of plates : ill.; 23 cm.
- Summary
- This book provides an outline history of English spelling from the Anglo-Saxons' adoption of the Roman alphabet to the present day. It shows the respective influences on modern usage of native French and Latin orthographies and attempts a definition of the manner in which spelling stabilised. A final chapter traces changing notions of correctness in spelling during the last four centuries, and also gives a summary of the principle movements for its reform in favour of a more consistent and phonetic system of notion.Students in higher education specialising in English or linguistics and also those studying other languages at an advanced level should find this a useful book. The general reader with an interest in the history of his language or the question of spelling will find it most readable.
- Series Statement
- Mont Follick series ; v. 3
- Uniform Title
- Mont Follick series ; v. 3.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- History
- Note
- Includes indexes.
- Bibliography (note)
- Bibliography: p. [119]-121.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- Phonetic symbols -- The foundation -- The collapse of the standard -- The French invasion -- Renaissance and re-formation -- The power of the press -- Sound spelling.
- ISBN
- 0719006392
- 9780719006395
- OCLC
- 9329391
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library