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Spelling and society : = the culture and politics of orthography around the world /

Record Type:	Language materials, printed : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Spelling and society :/ Mark Sebba.
Reminder of title:	the culture and politics of orthography around the world /
remainder title:	Spelling & Society
Author:	Sebba, Mark,
Description:	1 online resource (xix, 189 pages) :digital, PDF file(s). :
Notes:	Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
Subject:	Language and languages - Orthography and spelling. -
Online resource:	https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511486739
ISBN:	9780511486739 (ebook)

Spelling and society : = the culture and politics of orthography around the world /
Sebba, Mark,

Spelling and society :the culture and politics of orthography around the world /Spelling & SocietyMark Sebba. - 1 online resource (xix, 189 pages) :digital, PDF file(s).

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Approaching orthography -- Orthography as social practice -- Language contact, linguists and the emergence of orthographies -- 'Postcolonial' orthographies -- Between language and dialect : orthography in unstandardised and standardising vernaculars -- Reform or revolution : where angels fear to tread -- Why do we spell?

Spelling matters to people. In America and Britain every day, members of the public write to the media on spelling issues, and take part in spelling contests. In Germany, a reform of the spelling system has provoked a constitutional crisis; in Galicia, a 'war of orthographies' parallels an intense public debate on national identity; on walls, bridges and trains globally, PUNX and ANARKISTS proclaim their identities orthographically. The way we spell often represents an attempt to associate with, or dissociate from, other languages. In Spelling and Society, Mark Sebba explores why matters of orthography are of real concern to so many groups, as a reflection of culture, history and social practices, and as a powerful symbol of national or local identity. This 2007 book will be welcomed by students and researchers in English language, orthography and sociolinguistics, and by anyone interested in the importance of spelling in contemporary society.

ISBN: 9780511486739 (ebook)Subjects--Topical Terms:

715801
Language and languages
--Orthography and spelling.

LC Class. No.: P240.2 / .S43 2007

Dewey Class. No.: 411

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