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On Late Modern English spelling: an appendix to Marco Condorelli, Introducing Historical Orthography (2022)

Posted on June 7, 2024 by Ingrid Tieken

The book is a plea for paying more attention in linguistics curricula to historical orthography, and I couldn’t agree more. The book is well written, and in my view very accessible. Focusing on spelling systems worldwide, it also deals with … Continue reading →

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Correspondence Deserving of a Wider Audience

Posted on October 4, 2012 by Cynthia Lange

During the last few weeks of the course Letters as Sociohistorical-Linguistic Documents, I’ve been reminded of the many special linguistic insights which letters are able to provide. We’ve read,* for example, about how letters may provide evidence for reconstructing social … Continue reading →

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OED not (yet) helpful on Turkies

Posted on August 23, 2012 by Ingrid Tieken

Analysing Jane Austen’s spelling in her letters, I found the plural Turkies rather than Turkeys as we spell it today: he hopes all your Turkies & Ducks & Chicken & Guinea Fowls are very well (letter 21) We are just … Continue reading →

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