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This book narrates the history of English spelling from the Anglo-Saxons to the present-day. It also examines the changing attitudes to spelling, including numerous proposals for spelling reform, ranging from the introduction of new alphabets to more modest attempts to rid English of its silent letters, and the differing agendas they reveal.
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Does Spelling Matter?, Simon Horobin
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- Released
- 2014
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- Title
- Does Spelling Matter?
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Simon Horobin
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Released
- 2014
- Format
- Paperback
- ISBN10
- 0198722982
- ISBN13
- 9780198722984
- Description
- This book narrates the history of English spelling from the Anglo-Saxons to the present-day. It also examines the changing attitudes to spelling, including numerous proposals for spelling reform, ranging from the introduction of new alphabets to more modest attempts to rid English of its silent letters, and the differing agendas they reveal.