Description
This Language Workbook is a guide to English spelling, which covers the rules and conventions on which present-day English spelling is based. It 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, and deals with the punctuation of words by apostrophes, hyphens and capitalisation. Several possible approaches to spelling reform are also considered.
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
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