Description
The English Language series is a collection of books that focuses on the international research on the English language. One of the books in the series, The English Writing System, highlights the importance of writing in language and discusses its mechanics, how people process words, and how children and second language learners acquire it. It also covers the historical development of the English language and advancements in writing technology. Overall, the book explores the effectiveness of the English writing system.
The English Language series, which is international in focus, aims to synthesize the wealth of existing linguistic research both on and in English. The English Writing System describes how writing is not simply ancillary to other aspects of language but vitally important to almost everything we do. This book discusses the mechanics of the writing systems of English; the different ways people process words on a page and the mistakes they can make; how children and second language learners acquire these systems; the historical development of the language and the progress of writing technology; in short, the effectiveness of the writing systems of English.