Spell It Outthe Singular Story of English Spelling
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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 typese...
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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 cars, and it stuck. This book takes you on a journey through English spelling.
Detaljer
Forlag
Profile Books Ltd
ISBN
9781846685682
Sprog
Engelsk
Sider
336
Udgivelsesdato
19-09-2013
Format
Paperback
Varenr.
3264374
EAN nr.
9781846685682
Varegruppe
Engelsk non fiction div.
Højde/Dybde (mm)
22
Bredde (mm)
130
Længde (mm)
197
Vægt (g)
238