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Written by a team of global scholars, this is the first Handbook covering the rapidly growing field of historical orthography. Comprehensive yet accessible, it

Can ghoti really be pronounced fish? Why is "o" short in glove and love, but long in rove and cove? Why do English words carry such extra baggage as the silent

Historical orthography - the study of how writing systems have changed over time - is a rapidly growing area of historical linguistics. This book provides the f

The early modern period is a key historical era for the standardisation of languages in Europe, in which orthographies played an important role. This book trace