{"product_id":"9780719006395","title":"A history of English spelling","description":"Author: D. G. Scragg\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780719006395\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Manchester University Press\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 31 Aug 2011\u003cbr\u003ePages: 125 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis 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.Students 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 -- .\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47904427835550,"sku":"ING-9780719006395","price":29.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780719006395.jpg?v=1782452905","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780719006395","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}