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Spell It Out
The Singular Story of English Spelling
Taschenbuch von David Crystal
Sprache: Englisch

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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.
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.
Über den Autor
David Crystal is Honorary Professor of Linguistics at the University of Bangor. His many books range from clinical linguistics to the liturgy and Shakespeare. He is the author of Making a Point, The Story of English in 100 Words and Spell It Out: The Singular History of English Spelling, both published by Profile. His Stories of English is a Penguin Classic.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2013
Rubrik: Sprachwissenschaft
Medium: Taschenbuch
ISBN-13: 9781846685682
ISBN-10: 1846685680
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Crystal, David
Hersteller: Profile Books
Maße: 198 x 128 x 27 mm
Von/Mit: David Crystal
Erscheinungsdatum: 19.09.2013
Gewicht: 0,24 kg
Artikel-ID: 105936954
Über den Autor
David Crystal is Honorary Professor of Linguistics at the University of Bangor. His many books range from clinical linguistics to the liturgy and Shakespeare. He is the author of Making a Point, The Story of English in 100 Words and Spell It Out: The Singular History of English Spelling, both published by Profile. His Stories of English is a Penguin Classic.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2013
Rubrik: Sprachwissenschaft
Medium: Taschenbuch
ISBN-13: 9781846685682
ISBN-10: 1846685680
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Crystal, David
Hersteller: Profile Books
Maße: 198 x 128 x 27 mm
Von/Mit: David Crystal
Erscheinungsdatum: 19.09.2013
Gewicht: 0,24 kg
Artikel-ID: 105936954
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