The history of English spelling /
Upward, Christopher
The history of English spelling / Christopher Upward and George Davidson - Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2011 - xiii, 376 p. : ill. maps ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references ( p. [320]-323) and index
Introduction and overview -- England and English from the Romans to the Vikings -- The Old English roots of modern English spelling -- The decline and revival of English in the Middle English period -- The Franco-Latin element -- Some sound and spelling developments in middle and modern English -- The Greek contribution -- The exotic input -- Reformers, lexicographers and the parting of the ways
9781405190244 (alk. paper) 9781405190237 (pbk. : alk. paper)
English language--Orthography and spelling--History
English language--Etymology
The history of English spelling / Christopher Upward and George Davidson - Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2011 - xiii, 376 p. : ill. maps ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references ( p. [320]-323) and index
Introduction and overview -- England and English from the Romans to the Vikings -- The Old English roots of modern English spelling -- The decline and revival of English in the Middle English period -- The Franco-Latin element -- Some sound and spelling developments in middle and modern English -- The Greek contribution -- The exotic input -- Reformers, lexicographers and the parting of the ways
9781405190244 (alk. paper) 9781405190237 (pbk. : alk. paper)
English language--Orthography and spelling--History
English language--Etymology