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100 1 _aG. W.
245 1 0 _aMagazine, or Animadversions on the English Spelling (1703)
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2006
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aAugustan Reprint Society, Publication Number 70
500 _aLibrary of Congress catalog record http://lccn.loc.gov/70364698 says "The author may have been John White ... It may be, however, that the author ... was John Wild."
500 _aRelease date is 2006-12-18
508 _aProduced by Louise Hope, David Starner and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"Magazine, or Animadversions on the English Spelling" by G. W. is a pamphlet focused on the inconsistencies of English orthography, written in the early 18th century. This work falls under the category of linguistic reform and critiques the complex nature of English spelling, presenting its observations during a time when spelling reform received little attention. The book discusses the illogicalities of traditional English spelling, advocating for improvements to facilitate teaching and learning. In this pamphlet, G. W. presents a detailed analysis of the English alphabet, arguing that many letters and vowel combinations create unnecessary confusion for learners. He critiques the various ways vowels and consonants are used, suggesting a need for a new alphabet with simplified symbols to enhance clarity and efficiency. Through numerous examples, he illustrates the difficulties faced by both native speakers and foreigners in mastering English spelling. G. W. proposes that implementing a more coherent spelling reform could not only ease the learning process but also contribute to a more logical representation of English sounds in writing. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cLos Angeles: The Augustan Reprint Society, 1958
653 _aEnglish language -- Orthography and spelling -- Early works to 1800
653 _aSpelling reform -- Early works to 1800
700 1 _aAbercrombie, David,
_d1909-1992
700 1 _aWhite, John, master of a boarding-school
700 1 _aWild, John
830 0 _aAugustan Reprint Society, Publication Number 70
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/20130
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