{"product_id":"a-history-of-english-spelling-d-g-scragg-9780719006395","title":"A History of English Spelling","description":"This book provides an outline history of English spelling from the Anglo-Saxon' 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eStudents 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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e D. G. Scragg\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0719006392\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780719006395\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Manchester University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/31\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 125\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.39lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.32d","brand":"D. G. Scragg","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44138413687039,"sku":"9780719006395","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b6f138d3-dcfe-4ed4-8a19-1ed649f0f3ce.jpg?v=1687899532","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-history-of-english-spelling-d-g-scragg-9780719006395","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}