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Spellbound : Untangling English Spelling
| Spellbound : Untangling English Spelling |
| Autore | Burling Robbins |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Toronto : , : University of Toronto Press, , 2016 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (186 pages) |
| Disciplina | 421/.52 |
| Soggetto topico |
Spellers
English language - Orthography and spelling |
| ISBN |
9781781793350
1781793352 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Part I -- 1 What Needs Fixing? -- 2 What Happened to English Spelling? -- 3 Reading, Spelling, and Illiteracy -- 4 Reforms for Other Languages -- 5 Failed Reforms for English -- 6 Is Reform Possible? -- Part II -- Introduction -- 7 The Criteria for a Better Spelling for English -- 8 Consonants -- 9 Stressed Vowels -- 10 The Unstressed Schwa -- 11 How Might It Look? -- 12 English Spelling: Optimal or Absurd? -- Appendix: The Table of Vowels -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Altri titoli varianti | Spellbound |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9911026149803321 |
Burling Robbins
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| Toronto : , : University of Toronto Press, , 2016 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The talking ape [[electronic resource] ] : how language evolved / / Robbins Burling
| The talking ape [[electronic resource] ] : how language evolved / / Robbins Burling |
| Autore | Burling Robbins |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (503 p.) |
| Disciplina | 401 |
| Collana | Studies in the evolution of language |
| Soggetto topico |
Language and languages - Origin
Linguistics |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-4294-2190-8
9786610758210 0-19-150918-3 1-280-75821-X 0-19-153545-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Dedication; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1. In The Beginning; 2. Smiles, Winks, and Words; 3. Truths and Lies; 4. The Mind and Language; 5. Signs and Symbols; 6. Icons Gained and Icons Lost; 7. From A Few Sounds to Many Words; 8. Syntax: Wired and Learned; 9. Step-By-Step to Grammar; 10. Power, Gossip, and Seduction; 11. What has Language Done To Us?; Notes; Glossary; Bibliography; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910453682403321 |
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Burling Robbins
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| Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2007 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The talking ape [[electronic resource] ] : how language evolved / / Robbins Burling
| The talking ape [[electronic resource] ] : how language evolved / / Robbins Burling |
| Autore | Burling Robbins |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (503 p.) |
| Disciplina | 401 |
| Collana | Studies in the evolution of language |
| Soggetto topico |
Language and languages - Origin
Linguistics |
| ISBN |
1-383-04245-4
1-4294-2190-8 9786610758210 0-19-150918-3 1-280-75821-X 0-19-153545-1 |
| Classificazione | 17.12 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Dedication; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1. In The Beginning; 2. Smiles, Winks, and Words; 3. Truths and Lies; 4. The Mind and Language; 5. Signs and Symbols; 6. Icons Gained and Icons Lost; 7. From A Few Sounds to Many Words; 8. Syntax: Wired and Learned; 9. Step-By-Step to Grammar; 10. Power, Gossip, and Seduction; 11. What has Language Done To Us?; Notes; Glossary; Bibliography; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910782307503321 |
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Burling Robbins
|
||
| Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2007 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
The talking ape [[electronic resource] ] : how language evolved / / Robbins Burling
| The talking ape [[electronic resource] ] : how language evolved / / Robbins Burling |
| Autore | Burling Robbins |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (503 p.) |
| Disciplina | 401 |
| Collana | Studies in the evolution of language |
| Soggetto topico |
Language and languages - Origin
Linguistics |
| ISBN |
1-383-04245-4
1-4294-2190-8 9786610758210 0-19-150918-3 1-280-75821-X 0-19-153545-1 |
| Classificazione | 17.12 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Dedication; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1. In The Beginning; 2. Smiles, Winks, and Words; 3. Truths and Lies; 4. The Mind and Language; 5. Signs and Symbols; 6. Icons Gained and Icons Lost; 7. From A Few Sounds to Many Words; 8. Syntax: Wired and Learned; 9. Step-By-Step to Grammar; 10. Power, Gossip, and Seduction; 11. What has Language Done To Us?; Notes; Glossary; Bibliography; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910821813303321 |
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Burling Robbins
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| Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2007 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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