Share

The Inside Story on English Spelling

2014-01-03 Language Arts & Disciplines
Download The Inside Story on English Spelling PDF Online Free

Author :
Release : 2014-01-03
Genre : Language Arts & Disciplines
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 439/5 ( reviews)

GET EBOOK


Book Synopsis The Inside Story on English Spelling by : Paquita Boston

Download or read book The Inside Story on English Spelling written by Paquita Boston. This book was released on 2014-01-03. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ever wondered why ‘his’ doesn’t have a Z? Or what on Earth is O doing in ‘won’? Ever asked why GH is in through? Or what is the point of silent letters? At last a book which spills the beans on English spelling. English spelling has rules and lots of them. Paquita Boston explains why English spelling is so difficult, much harder than spelling in most other languages. Boston also reveals the various codes that govern English spelling and describes how these codes are keys to hidden treasure, the cultural inheritance of all English speaking people. Boston treats spelling as a game as serious as any sport, with as many rules and as many game changes. After reading this book you’ll actually enjoy spelling and no longer view English as a ‘funny language without many spelling rules’. Instead, you will want to share the inside story on English spelling with young and old.

The History of English Spelling

2011-09-15 Language Arts & Disciplines
Download The History of English Spelling PDF Online Free

Author :
Release : 2011-09-15
Genre : Language Arts & Disciplines
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 975/5 ( reviews)

GET EBOOK


Book Synopsis The History of English Spelling by : Christopher Upward

Download or read book The History of English Spelling written by Christopher Upward. This book was released on 2011-09-15. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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

The Story of English in 100 Words

2011-10-13 Language Arts & Disciplines
Download The Story of English in 100 Words PDF Online Free

Author :
Release : 2011-10-13
Genre : Language Arts & Disciplines
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 592/5 ( reviews)

GET EBOOK


Book Synopsis The Story of English in 100 Words by : David Crystal

Download or read book The Story of English in 100 Words written by David Crystal. This book was released on 2011-10-13. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Featuring Latinate and Celtic words, weasel words and nonce-words, ancient words ('loaf') to cutting edge ('twittersphere') and spanning the indispensable words that shape our tongue ('and', 'what') to the more fanciful ('fopdoodle'), Crystal takes us along the winding byways of language via the rude, the obscure and the downright surprising. In this unique new history of the world's most ubiquitous language, linguistics expert David Crystal draws on words that best illustrate the huge variety of sources, influences and events that have helped to shape our vernacular since the first definitively English word was written down in the fifth century ('roe', in case you are wondering).

Spell It Out

2013-06-18 Language Arts & Disciplines
Download Spell It Out PDF Online Free

Author :
Release : 2013-06-18
Genre : Language Arts & Disciplines
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 474/5 ( reviews)

GET EBOOK


Book Synopsis Spell It Out by : David Crystal

Download or read book Spell It Out written by David Crystal. This book was released on 2013-06-18. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents a history of English spelling through chapters that cover such topics as the introduction of the Roman alphabet, each letter's origins, and the development of long and short vowels.

Spell It Out

2013-01-01 Language Arts & Disciplines
Download Spell It Out PDF Online Free

Author :
Release : 2013-01-01
Genre : Language Arts & Disciplines
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 682/5 ( reviews)

GET EBOOK


Book Synopsis Spell It Out by : David Crystal

Download or read book Spell It Out written by David Crystal. This book was released on 2013-01-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why is there an 'h' in ghost? William Caxton, inventor of the printing press and his Flemish employees are to blame: without a dictionary or style guide to hand in fifteenth century Bruges, the typesetters simply spelled it the way it sounded to their foreign ears, and it stuck. Seventy-five per cent of English spelling is regular but twenty-five per cent is complicated, and in Spell It Out, our foremost linguistics expert David Crystal extends a helping hand to the confused and curious alike. He unearths the stories behind the rogue words that confound us, and explains why these peculiarities entered the mainstream, in an epic journey taking in sixth century monks, French and Latin upstarts, the Industrial Revolution and the internet. By learning the history and the principles, Crystal shows how the spellings that break all the rules become easier to get right.

You may also like...