Spelling and Society: The Culture and Politics of Orthography around the World
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| Rating | : | 4.15 (791 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0521300754 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 210 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-04-24 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Good book. Bad packaging. Great book on orthography as a social practice. Not five stars due to the packaging. (Never sure how to review these - do I review the book itself or the book as a product? Guess I'm looking at this too sociologically)
The way we spell often represents an attempt to associate with, or dissociate from, other languages. 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. This 2007 book will be welcomed by students and researchers in English language, orthography and sociolinguistics, and by anyone interested in the importance of spelling in con
Review of the hardback: 'Mark Sebba goes beyond a description of the culture and the politics of orthography around the globe such a 'sociolinguistics of orthography' has been missing from the literature.' Pragmatics'Spelling and Society is a well written, researched, and structured book, with each chapter partitioned into reasonably-sized, subtitled sections, making for an enjoyable read.' Lionel Mathieu, Linguist List
Mark Sebba is Reader in Sociolinguistics and Language Contact in the Department of Linguistics and English Language at Lancaster University.