Spell it out : (Record no. 7461)
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| 000 -LEADER | |
|---|---|
| fixed length control field | 01802nam a2200217 a 4500 |
| 001 - CONTROL NUMBER | |
| control field | 33854798 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION | |
| fixed length control field | 130820s2012 enk 000 0 eng d |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9781846685675 (hbk.) |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Original cataloging agency | WLB |
| 099 ## - LOCAL FREE-TEXT CALL NUMBER (OCLC) | |
| Classification number | 421.52 |
| -- | CRY |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Crystal, David, |
| Dates associated with a name | 1941- |
| 9 (RLIN) | 31154 |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Spell it out : |
| Remainder of title | the singular story of English spelling / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. | David Crystal. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | London : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Profile, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2012. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | vii, 328 p. : |
| Other physical details | ill. ; |
| Dimensions | 22 cm. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | This is an enlightening tour of English spelling that untangles 'stationery' from 'stationary' - and explains why the 'i before e except after c' rule is so misleading. Why is there an 'h' in ghost? William Caxton, inventor of the printing press and his Flemish employees are to blame: without a dictionary or style guide to hand in fifteenth century Bruges, the typesetters simply spelled it the way it sounded to the foreign ears, and it stuck. Seventy-five per cent of English spelling is regular but twenty-five per cent is complicated, and in "Spell It Out", our foremost linguistics expert David Crystal extends a helping hand to the confused and curious alike. He unearths the stories behind the rogue words that confound us, and explains why these peculiarities entered the mainstream, in an epic journey taking in sixth century monks, French and Latin upstarts, the Industrial Revolution and the internet. By learning the history and the principles, Crystal shows how the spellings that break all the rules become easier to get right. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | English language |
| General subdivision | Orthography and spelling. |
| 9 (RLIN) | 31155 |
| 907 ## - LOCAL DATA ELEMENT G, LDG (RLIN) | |
| a | .b33854798 |
| l | p |
| c | - |
| 902 ## - LOCAL DATA ELEMENT B, LDB (RLIN) | |
| a | 180808 |
| 998 ## - LOCAL CONTROL INFORMATION (RLIN) | |
| Operator's initials, OID (RLIN) | 24 |
| Cataloger's initials, CIN (RLIN) | 130318 |
| First Date, FD (RLIN) | m |
| -- | a |
| -- | - |
| -- | 0 |
| 945 ## - LOCAL PROCESSING INFORMATION (OCLC) | |
| l | p4nor |
| n | 20-03-13 sent to p5whi |
| -- | 07-07-2015 returned to ppls |
| -- | 1-9-15 sent to p4nor |
| i | 31111053273288 |
| t | 2 |
| p | $19.63 |
| r | - |
| s | c |
| g | 1 |
| k | d |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Price effective from | Koha item type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northam | Northam | Northam Adult Nonfiction | 03/07/2019 | 421.52 CRY | 31111053273288 | 01/03/2022 | 03/07/2019 | wnor- Book |