The History of English Spelling

<i>The History of English Spelling</i> reveals the history of Modern English spelling, tracing its origins and development from Old English up to the present day.<br /> <br /> <ul> <li>Includes a wealth of information and data on English spelling not available anywhere else</li> <li>Features a complementary website with additional material at <a href=”http://www.historyofenglishspelling.info/”>www.historyofenglishspelling.info</a></li> <li>Includes detailed coverage of the contributions from French, Latin, Greek – and the many other languages – to our current orthography</li> <li>Serves as a companion volume to Geoffrey Hughes’s <i>A History of English Words</i> in the same series</li> </ul>