EARLY MODERN PRINTERS AND THE STANDARDIZATION OF ENGLISH SPELLING.

The article focuses on the mechanism and the evolution of the standardization of English spelling in the context of early modern printers. Compositors brought with them to the printing house their traditional spellings that reflected their regional origins. The question of why these spellings change...

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Published in:	Modern Language Review Vol. 101; no. 1; pp. 16 - 30
Main Author:	Howard-Hill, T. H.
Format:	Article
Published:	Modern Humanities Research Association Jan2006
Subjects:	English language Grammar Phonetics Standardization Computer printers Copying Printers (Persons) Question (Logic) Writing
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