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100 1 _aLounsbury, Thomas Raynesford,
_d1838-1915
245 1 0 _aEnglish spelling and spelling reform
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2023
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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500 _a"The main ideas underlying the treatment here found of English orthography were embodied in an article which appeared in the Atlantic monthly for June, 1907."--Pref.
500 _aRelease date is 2023-03-01
505 0 _aConfessions of a spelling reformer -- Attitude of the educated -- The orthographic situation: The problem. Movement of vowel-sounds. The vowels. The digraphs. The consonants -- The question of Honor -- Methods of relief -- Objections, real or reputed: Loss of knowledge of derivation. Likeness of spelling in words with unlike meanings. Existing books rendered valueless. Impossibility of phonetic spelling -- The final consideration
508 _aThe Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _a"English Spelling and Spelling Reform" by Thomas R. Lounsbury is a scholarly treatise written in the early 20th century. The book discusses the complexities and inconsistencies of English orthography and advocates for spelling reform as a means to address these issues. The author, an emeritus professor, shares his thoughts on the challenges faced in promoting spelling changes and the societal attitudes that hinder progress. At the start, Lounsbury reflects on the backlash against spelling reform that arose after a presidential order was issued in 1906, critiquing the arguments presented by opponents. He expresses frustration at the lack of original thought in the critiques and shares his personal reflections on the complexities of English spelling, highlighting the strong emotional ties that society has to traditional spellings. The opening establishes a framework for discussing the broader orthographic challenges presented in the following chapters, suggesting the need for a thorough understanding of the language’s history and characteristics to effectively address these spelling issues. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cUnited States: Harper and Brothers, 1909
653 _aEnglish language -- Orthography and spelling
653 _aSpelling reform
856 4 _uhttps://archive.org/details/englishspellings00lounuoft/page/n7/mode/2up
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/70179
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