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245 10 a| Does spelling matter?h| [electronic resource] /c| Simon Horobin.;

250 a| 1st ed.;

260 a| Oxford :b| Oxford University Press,;

300 a| x, 270 p. :b| ill. ;c| 23 cm.;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (p. 256-259) and indexes.;

505 0 a| 1. Introduction -- 2. Writing systems -- 3. Beginnings -- 4. Invasion and revision -- 5. Renaissance and reform -- 6. Fixing spelling -- 7. American spelling -- 8. Spelling today and tomorrow.;

506 a| Available only to authorized users.;

520 8 a| This title narrates the history of English spelling from the Anglo-Saxons to the present-day. It also examines the changing attitudes to spelling, including numerous proposals for spelling reform, ranging from the introduction of new alphabets to more modest attempts to rid English of its silent letters, and the differing agendas they reveal.;

538 a| Mode of access: World Wide Web;

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Does spelling matter? / Simon Horobin.

Author/creator	Horobin, Simon
Format	Electronic
Edition	1st ed.
Publication Info	Oxford : Oxford University Press,
Description	x, 270 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Supplemental Content	Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost
Subjects	English language--Orthography and spelling. --History. English language--Etymology. Spelling reform.

Contents	1. Introduction -- 2. Writing systems -- 3. Beginnings -- 4. Invasion and revision -- 5. Renaissance and reform -- 6. Fixing spelling -- 7. American spelling -- 8. Spelling today and tomorrow.
Summary	This title narrates the history of English spelling from the Anglo-Saxons to the present-day. It also examines the changing attitudes to spelling, including numerous proposals for spelling reform, ranging from the introduction of new alphabets to more modest attempts to rid English of its silent letters, and the differing agendas they reveal.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 256-259) and indexes.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2013409794
ISBN	9780199665280 (hbk.)
ISBN	0199665281 (hbk.)

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