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Author: David Crystal Publisher: Macmillan ISBN: 1250003474 Category : Language Arts & Disciplines Languages : en Pages : 336
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Presents a history of English spelling through chapters that cover such topics as the introduction of the Roman alphabet, each letter's origins, and the development of long and short vowels.
Author: David Crystal Publisher: Macmillan ISBN: 1250003474 Category : Language Arts & Disciplines Languages : en Pages : 336
Book Description
Presents a history of English spelling through chapters that cover such topics as the introduction of the Roman alphabet, each letter's origins, and the development of long and short vowels.
Author: David Crystal Publisher: Faber & Faber ISBN: 9781846685682 Category : Language Arts & Disciplines Languages : en Pages : 328
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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.
Author: Joan Elliott Publisher: Leisure Arts ISBN: 1601405545 Category : Crafts & Hobbies Languages : en Pages : 54
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If it's worth saying, say it with cross stitch! Why not let the author's alphabets inspire you to stitch whimsical pirates and teddy bears, or elegant creations like art nouveau and redwork stylings? This title features alphabets that set the mood for stitching any thought you'd like to convey.
Author: Les Éditions J&f Publishing Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 28
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"Spell It out!" is a May 28, 2001 article by Linda Starr featuring various language arts lesson plans and activities for all grade levels focusing on spelling. These activities can be used as practice for the U.S. National Spelling Bee. Starr also offers access to related links. Education World, Inc. provides the article online as part of its Lesson Planning Center resource.
Author: G. T. Hawker Publisher: Franklin Watts ISBN: 9780199111695 Category : English language Languages : en Pages : 0
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Spell It Yourself is designed for children to find correct spellings quickly and easily, without the distraction of complicated meanings and definitions found in a dictionary.* Lists over 8000 root words and their derivatives* Motivates children to look up words for themselves* Increases children's written vocabulary* Includes lists of contractions, homophones, parts of speech, boys' and girls' names and countries and peoples of the world
Author: Harry Shaw Publisher: ISBN: 9780064632799 Category : English language Languages : en Pages : 164
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SAY GOOD-BYE TOEMBARRASSING SPELLING ERRORS Write with confidence at school, at home, or in the officeusing time-tested spelling techniques that really work.Perfect for problem spellers, this guide contains rulesand quick tips that are effective and easy to follow. More than a dictionary, SPELL IT RIGHT! includes: Six simple spelling rules that will never let you down Dozens of sure-fire mnemonic devices and memory clues A quick, at-a-glance listing of nearly 1000 commonly misspelled words Tips for using prefixes, suffixes, plurals, apostrophes, and compound words Thirty-five games and quizzes to test your newfound skills SPELL IT RIGHT! puts spelling skills at your fingertipswith fast, easy, and effective techniques.
Author: David Crystal Publisher: St. Martin's Press ISBN: 1250028868 Category : Language Arts & Disciplines Languages : en Pages : 336
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The fascinating and surprising history of English spelling from David Crystal, everyone's favorite expert logophile With The Story of English in 100 Words, David Crystal took us on a tour through the history of our language. Now, with Spell It Out, he takes on the task of answering all the questions about how we spell: "Why is English spelling so difficult?" Or "Why are good spellers so proud of their achievement that when they see a misspelling they condemn the writer as sloppy, lazy, or uneducated?" In thirty-seven short, engaging and informative chapters, Crystal takes readers on a history of English spelling, starting with the Roman missionaries' sixth century introduction of the Roman alphabet and ending with where the language might be going. He looks individually at each letter in the alphabet and its origins. He considers the question of vowels and how people developed a way to tell whether or not it was long or short. He looks at influences from other cultures, and explains how English speakers understood that the "o" in "hopping" was a short vowel, rather than the long vowel of "hoping". If you've ever asked yourself questions like "Why do the words "their", "there" and "they're" sound alike, but mean very different things?" or "How can we tell the difference between "charge" the verb and "charge" the noun?" David Crystal's Spell It Out will spell it all out for you.
Author: Christine Maxwell Publisher: Berlitz Publishing ISBN: 9789812469816 Category : English language Languages : en Pages : 0
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Presents a dictionary of commonly misspelled words that includes correctly spelled words--written in black--and common misspellings--written in red and with the correct spellings following--arranged together alphabetically.
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