1st Edition

The English Writing System

By Vivian J Cook Copyright 2004
238 Pages
by Routledge

224 Pages
by Routledge

English is increasingly becoming the world's lingua franca. If we are not native speakers of one of the many varieties of English, then we may be students of English, or use English regularly for academic or business purposes. The English Language series, which is international in focus, aims to synthesize the wealth of existing linguistic research both on and in English. Each volume in the series... Read more
Chapter 1 Ways of writing
Chapter 2 The Multi-dimensions of spoken and written English
Chapter 3 Approaches to English spelling
Chapter 4 Punctuation and typography
Chapter 5 Learning the English writing system
Chapter 6 Historical changes in the English writing system
Chapter 7 Variation in the English writing system

Biography

Vivian Cook is Professor of Applied Linguistics at the University of Newcastle, UK.