English Spelling (Language Workbooks)

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

• • Author: Edward Carney
• • Publisher: Routledge
• • Publication Date: Aug 18, 2016
• • Number of Pages: 108 pages
• • Language: English
• • Binding: Hardcover
• • ISBN-10: 1138150223
• • ISBN-13: 9781138150225