Spell it Out
London, 2012; cartonato, cm 13,5x20.
ISBN: 1-84668-567-2
- EAN13: 9781846685675
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Peso: 0.46 kg
English language expert Crystal turns his attention to the history of spelling in this new, fascinating book. Why is there an 'h' in 'ghost'? William Caxton's Flemish employees put one in, spelling it the way it sounded to their foreign ears, and it stuck. Crystal unearths the stories behind the rogue wodrs that confound us, and why these peculiarities entered the mainstream. For any language and linguistics fan.