The History of English Spelling: Upward/The History of English Spelling

__The History of English Spelling__ reveals the history of Modern English spelling, tracing its origins and development from Old English up to the present day.* Includes a wealth of information and data on English spelling not available anywhere else * Features a complementary website with additional material at [www.historyofenglishspelling.info](http://www.historyofenglishspelling.info/) * Includes detailed coverage of the contributions from French, Latin, Greek - and the many other languages - to our current orthography * Serves as a companion volume to Geoffrey Hughes's __A History of English Words__ in the same series Content: Chapter 1 Introduction and Overview (pages 1–13): Chapter 2 England and English from the Romans to the Vikings (pages 14–32): Chapter 3 The Old English Roots of Modern English Spelling (pages 33–64): Chapter 4 The Decline and Revival of English in the Middle English Period (pages 65–85): Chapter 5 The Franco?Latin Element (pages 86–172): Chapter 6 Some Sound and Spelling Developments in Middle and Modern English (pages 173–193): Chapter 7 The Greek Contribution (pages 194–227): Chapter 8 The Exotic Input (pages 228–292): Chapter 9 Reformers, Lexicographers and the Parting of the Ways (pages 293–314): 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 Im 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 (http://www.historyofenglishspelling.info) www.historyofenglishspelling.info The History of English Spelling reveals the history of Modern English spelling, tracing its origins and development from Old English up to the present day. Includes a wealth of information and data on English spelling not available anywhere else Features a complementary website with additional material at (http://www.historyofenglishspelling.info/) www.historyofenglishspelling.info Includes detailed coverage of the contributions from French, Latin, Greek - and the many other languages - to our current orthography Serves as a companion volume to Geoffrey Hughes's A History of English Words in the same series Content: Chapter 1 Introduction and Overview (pages 1–13): Chapter 2 England and English from the Romans to the Vikings (pages 14–32): Chapter 3 The Old English Roots of Modern English Spelling (pages 33–64): Chapter 4 The Decline and Revival of English in the Middle English Period (pages 65–85): Chapter 5 The Franco?Latin Element (pages 86–172): Chapter 6 Some Sound and Spelling Developments in Middle and Modern English (pages 173–193): Chapter 7 The Greek Contribution (pages 194–227): Chapter 8 The Exotic Input (pages 228–292): Chapter 9 Reformers, Lexicographers and the Parting of the Ways (pages 293–314): 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 an explanatory 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

The History of English Spelling reveals the history of Modern English spelling, tracing its origins and development from Old English up to the present day.

• Includes a wealth of information and data on English spelling not available anywhere else
• Features a complementary website with additional materialat www.historyofenglishspelling.info
• Includes detailed coverage of the contributions from French, Latin, Greek - and the many other languages - to our current orthography
• Serves as a companion volume to Geoffrey Hughes's A History of English Words in the same series

The History of English Spelling reveals the history of Modern English spelling, tracing its origins and development from Old English up to the present day.

• Includes a wealth of information and data on English spelling not available anywhere else
• Features a complementary website with additional material at historyofenglishspelling.info
• Includes detailed coverage of the contributions from French, Latin, Greek - and the many other languages - to our current orthography
• Serves as a companion volume to Geoffrey Hughes's A History of English Words in the same series