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David Crystal - Spell It Out: The Singular Story of Spelling Hardcover NEW
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- Brand New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
- Type
- Textbook
- ISBN
- 9781846685675
- Publication Year
- 2012
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Book Title
- Spell It Out: the Singular Story of English Spelling
- Item Height
- 204mm
- Publisher
- Profile Books
- Item Width
- 138mm
- Item Weight
- 450 g
- Number of Pages
- 224 Pages
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Why is there an 'h' in ghost? William Caxton, inventor of the printing press and his Flemish employees are to blame: without a dictionary or style guide to hand in fifteenth century Bruges, the typesetters simply spelled it the way it sounded to their foreign ears, and it stuck. Seventy-five per cent of English spelling is regular but twenty-five per cent is complicated, and in Spell It Out, our foremost linguistics expert David Crystal extends a helping hand to the confused and curious alike. He unearths the stories behind the rogue words that confound us, and explains why these peculiarities entered the mainstream, in an epic journey taking in sixth century monks, French and Latin upstarts, the Industrial Revolution and the internet. By learning the history and the principles, Crystal shows how the spellings that break all the rules become easier to get right.
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Publisher
Profile Books
ISBN-13
9781846685675
eBay Product ID (ePID)
115652666
Product Key Features
Book Title
Spell It Out: the Singular Story of English Spelling
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Publication Year
2012
Number of Pages
224 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
204mm
Item Width
138mm
Item Weight
450 g
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United Kingdom
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