A History of English Spelling

by Simon Horobin

Popularly viewed as eccentric and illogical, dismissed by linguists as fixed and therefore uninteresting, English spelling is the Cinderella of modern linguistics. But it is a complex and fascinating subject. With a rich history of variation, English spelling has much to offer diachronic sociolinguists, while study of its history helps to explain many of today's apparent irregularities. The story of its standardisation, beginning with the advent...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1399500236
• ISBN13: 9781399500234
• Release Date: April 2025
• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Length: 196 Pages