English Spelling (Language Workbooks)


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By: Edward Carney

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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

Product Details

Paperback: 112 pages

Publisher: Routledge (1997-08-07)

Dimensions (H L W): 39 x 986 x 688

ISBN: 0415161096

EAN: 9780415161091