{"product_id":"a-history-of-english-spelling-mont-follick-series-0719006392","title":"A history of English spelling (Mont Follick Series)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0719006392\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Scragg, D. G.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\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":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51952518660384,"sku":"NEW0719006392","price":26.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/a-history-of-english-spelling-mont-follick-series-0719006392","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}