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  2. History of English grammars - Wikipedia

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    Finegan, Edward (1999), "English grammar and usage", in Romaine, Suzanne (ed.), The Cambridge history of the English language, volume IV, 1776–1997, Cambridge University Press. Pp. 783, pp. 536– 588, ISBN 0-521-26477-4; Fowler, William Chauncey (1881) [1850], English grammar: The English language in its elements and forms. With a history of ...

  3. History of linguistic prescription in English - Wikipedia

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    Once English became the language of administration of law in England, a form of late Middle English called chancery English became such a standard. [1]: 102 When William Caxton introduced printing with movable type into England, the norms of his grammar and spelling were taken largely from chancery English. [2]

  4. Spelling - Wikipedia

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    Spelling is a set of conventions for written language regarding how graphemes should correspond to the sounds of spoken language. [1] Spelling is one of the elements of orthography, and highly standardized spelling is a prescriptive element. Spellings originated as transcriptions of the sounds of speech according to the alphabetic principle.

  5. English grammar - Wikipedia

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    A Grammar of the English Language, In a Series of Letters: Intended for the Use of Schools and of Young Persons in General, but more especially for the use of Soldiers, Sailors, Apprentices, and Plough-Boys. New York and Chicago: A. S. Barnes and Company. Cobbett, William (2003) [1818]. A Grammar of the English Language (Oxford Language ...

  6. Spelling test - Wikipedia

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    In a spelling bee-type test (see spelling bee below), each student is asked individually one-at-a-time to spell a (different) specific word out loud. In a proofreading-style test, sentences or paragraphs are given to the student on one or more sheets of paper, and the student must find the incorrectly spelled words and supply the correct ...

  7. English-language spelling reform - Wikipedia

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    The language wars: a history of proper English (Macmillan, 2011) Kiisk, Allan (2013) Simple Phonetic English Spelling - Introduction to Simpel-Fonetik, the Single-Sound-per-Letter Writing Method, in printed, audio and e-book versions, Tate Publishing, Mustang, Oklahoma.

  8. English language - Wikipedia

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    Old English is essentially a distinct language from Modern English and is virtually impossible for 21st-century unstudied English-speakers to understand. Its grammar was similar to that of modern German: nouns, adjectives, pronouns, and verbs had many more inflectional endings and forms , and word order was much freer than in Modern English.

  9. English orthography - Wikipedia

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    Inconsistencies and irregularities in English pronunciation and spelling have gradually increased in number throughout the history of the English language. There are a number of contributing factors. First, gradual changes in pronunciation, such as the Great Vowel Shift, account for a tremendous number of irregularities.

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