English Spelling

Zusatztext `This is a desperately needed book! explaining clearly the relationship between English pronunciation and spelling and showing the underlying irregularities which are the cause of spelling mistakes. It is an invaluable resource for every student of English.' - Jamal Ardehali! Glasgow University Informationen zum Autor Edward Carney Klappentext English Spelling explores the rules and conventions on which present-day English spelling is based. Zusammenfassung English Spelling explores the rules and conventions on which present-day English spelling is based. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 Speaking and Writing; Chapter 2 Finding Phonemes; Chapter 3 Long and Short Vowel Pairs; Chapter 4 Marking Vowel Length; Chapter 5 Complications in Length Marking; Chapter 6 Some Consonant Spellings; Chapter 7 Some Vowel Spellings; Chapter 8 Look-Alikes and Sound-Alikes; Chapter 9 Sound-Alike Affixes; Chapter 10 The Spelling of Names; Chapter 11 Rules and Mistakes; Chapter 12 More Than Letters; Chapter 13 American and British Spelling; Chapter 14 Spelling Reform;

Product details

• Authors: Carney, Edward Carney
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 18.08.2016
• EAN: 9781138150225
• ISBN: 978-1-138-15022-5
• No. of pages: 108
• Series: Language Workbooks; Language Workbooks
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics