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English Spelling (Language Workbooks)

Author Edward Carney
Publisher Routledge
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Author(s)Edward Carney
PublisherRoutledge
ISBN / ASIN0415161096
ISBN-139780415161091
AvailabilityUsually ships in 24 hours
Sales Rank2,731,854
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸

Description

English Spelling explores the rules and conventions on which present-day English spelling is based.
This Language Workbook:
* Examines how speech-sounds map onto each other
* Explores the extent to which words sound identical or look identical
* Analyzes various kinds of spelling mistakes
* Looks at the main differences between American and British spelling
* Shows how and why the names of people and places may vary from expected spelling conventions
* Deals with the punctuation of words by apostrophes, hyphens and capitalisation
* Considers several possible approaches to spelling reform