The history of English spelling
By: Christopher Upward And George Davidson
Contributors: Davidson, George
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Malden, MA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 376
ISBN-13: 9781405190244; 9781405190237
Subjects: Etymology; English language; Orthography and spelling; History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction and overview; title: England and English from the Romans to the Vikings; title: The Old English roots of modern English spelling; title: The decline and revival of English in the Middle English period; title: The Franco-Latin element; title: Some sound and spelling developments in middle and modern English; title: The Greek contribution; title: The exotic input; title: Reformers, lexicographers and the parting of the ways.