Spellbound: The Surprising Origins and Astonishing Secrets of English Spelling
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- Synopsis
- Following the continued success of a wave of spelling and punctuation titles published in the past eighteen months, James Essinger's 'Spellbound' is an engagingly written, unique and comprehensive account of why the English language is riddled with words that are difficult to spell. Starting with an analysis of the first writing systems, via the origins of English spelling and how this has evolved, the book concludes with intriguing stories of how the spelling of many hard-to-spell words evolved.
- Copyright:
- 2006
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9780440336938
- Related ISBNs:
- 9780385340847
- Publisher:
- Dell Publishing
- Date of Addition:
- 02/15/18
- Copyrighted By:
- James Essinger
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Nonfiction, Social Studies, Language Arts
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
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