the culture and politics of orthography around the world /
Mark Sebba.
New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2007.
1 online resource (xix, 189 pages) :
illustrations, maps
Includes bibliographical references (pages 172-182) and indexes.
Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Illustrations; Maps; Diagrams; Tables; Acknowledgements; Note on transcription; Introduction: society and orthography; 1 Approaching orthography; 2 Orthography as social practice; 3 Language contact, linguists and the emergence of orthographies; 4 'Postcolonial' Orthographies; 5 Between language and dialect: orthography in unstandardised and standardising vernaculars; 6 Reform or revolution: where angels fear to tread; 7 Why do we spell?; Glossary; References; General Index; lndex of language names; Index of surnames.
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Discusses the cultural and political importance of spelling in modern society from a sociolinguistic viewpoint.
EBL
288660
ProQuest Ebook Central
Spelling and society.
Language and languages-- Orthography and spelling.
Sociolinguistics.
Language and languages-- Orthography and spelling.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES-- Alphabets & Writing Systems.