Spelling and Society: The Culture and Politics of Orthography Around the World

by Mark Sebba

Book Overview

Spelling matters to people. In America and Britain every day, members of the public write to the media on spelling issues, and take part in spelling contests. In Germany, a reform of the spelling system has provoked a constitutional crisis; in Galicia, a 'war of orthographies' parallels an intense public debate on national identity; on walls, bridges and trains globally, PUNX and ANARKISTS proclaim their identities orthographically. The way we spell...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521848458
• ISBN13: 9780521848459
• Release Date: April 2007
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 210 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.4" x 9.0"