The American Way of Spelling: The Structure and Origins of American English Orthography

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Guilford Press, 23.07.1999 - 288 Seiten
This book covers a broad range of topics, from the historical origins of the 26 letters to the regularities and irregularities of spelling in food and drink words, and ending with the rules of spelling.

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OVERVIEW
11
A CELEBRATION OF VARIATION
16
CREATIVE SPELLINGS
34
THE SOUND SYSTEM
51
THE WRITING SYSTEM
73
ORIGINS AND EVOLUTIONS
95
DISCOVERING REGULARITY
125
CONSONANT PATTERNS
143
MORPHOPHONEMICS
197
SPELLING REFORM
210
TEACHING PHONICS
230
GLOSSARY
247
REFERENCES
253
WORD INDEX
262
INDEX
279
Urheberrecht

VOWEL PATTERNS
172

Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen

16th century alternate articulation Chapter checked vowel compound consonant clusters consonant unit corresponds derived dictionaries digraph double English orthography English period English spelling English words example exceptions final clusters final consonant final position forms free vowel French borrowings fricative functional unit geminate consonants graphemic Greek Hebrew homophones initial clusters irregular language Latin letter-sound linguists mapped marker marks medial position Middle English morpheme morphophonemic names nasal nouns number of words occurs Old English palatal phonemic phonology plural primary vowel spellings pronounced pronunciation pseudowords reading regular relational units represented respelled Roman alphabet rules schwa scribal semivowel sequence shift silent letters Simplified Spelling single single-letter small number sound changes speech spelling change spelling reform spelling-to-sound suffixes syllable tion unstressed variant velar verb voiced voiceless vowel patterns Vowel Shift vowel unit Webster

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Autoren-Profil (1999)

Richard L. Venezky is the Unidel Professor of Educational Studies at the University of Delaware, where he holds joint appointments in linguistics and computer and information sciences. In addition to his academic position, he works with the U.S. Department of Education in Washington, DC, and directs an educational technology project for the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development in Paris. He lives in Newark, Delaware, and in Sag Harbor, New York, with his wife, Councilwoman Karen G. Venezky.

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TitelThe American Way of Spelling: The Structure and Origins of American English Orthography
Autor/inRichard L. Venezky
Ausgabeillustriert
VerlagGuilford Press, 1999
ISBN1572304693, 9781572304697
Länge288 Seiten
  
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