English Words and Their Spelling: A History of Phonological ConflictsWiley, 2005 - 132 頁 This book is an essential resource for those who wish to fully understand the infinite variety of words in the English Language. Taking the reader on an historical journey to the origin of the language, the book tells how conquests of our island, both military and cultural, have shaped the words that we use today. Teachers will benefit from the colourful examples of the various distinctive characteristics of each language group described. A photocopiable appendix gives a useful list of prefixes and roots used in scientific words, which will be enlightening for students of all abilities. Those working with dyslexic pupils will find this part of the book particularly helpful. The book concludes by discussing the benefits and drawbacks brought about by our rich legacy of vocabulary. |
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... English spelling , even if the quirks of the language as represented in Latin letters have caused some spelling problems here and there . Our basic vocabulary is also Germanic , but the vocabulary of Old English has been so much ...
... English spelling , even if the quirks of the language as represented in Latin letters have caused some spelling problems here and there . Our basic vocabulary is also Germanic , but the vocabulary of Old English has been so much ...
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... English culture and language , as we saw in Chapter 8 , there was also infiltration from other languages , and these too produced abnormalities in English spelling , although the effect was in isolated instances rather than overall ...
... English culture and language , as we saw in Chapter 8 , there was also infiltration from other languages , and these too produced abnormalities in English spelling , although the effect was in isolated instances rather than overall ...
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A History of Phonological Conflicts Elaine Miles. Spelling A history of ... SPELLING Claire Jamieson and Juliet Jamieson 2003 ISBN 1 86156 372 8 ... uk postage and packing FREE within UK 9781861564894. English words and their.
A History of Phonological Conflicts Elaine Miles. Spelling A history of ... SPELLING Claire Jamieson and Juliet Jamieson 2003 ISBN 1 86156 372 8 ... uk postage and packing FREE within UK 9781861564894. English words and their.
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