Wonderful town : New York stories from The New Yorker /
Wonderful town : New York stories from The New Yorker /
edited by David Remnick, with Susan Choi.
- Newly expanded ed., 2001 Modern Library pbk. ed.
- New York : Modern Library, 2001.
- xiii, 508 p. ; 25 cm.
Introduction and overview -- England and English from the Romans to the Vikings -- The Old English roots of modern English spelling -- The decline and revival of English in the Middle English period -- The Franco-Latin element -- Some sound and spelling developments in middle and modern English -- The Greek contribution -- The exotic input -- Reformers, lexicographers and the parting of the ways.
* Includes a wealth of information and data on English spelling not available anywhere else * Features a complementary website with additional material at www. historyofenglishspelling.
037575752X
Short stories, American--New York (State)--New York.
American fiction--20th century.
City and town life--Fiction.
New York (N.Y.)--Social life and customs--Fiction.
PS 549.N5 / W872 2001
813
Introduction and overview -- England and English from the Romans to the Vikings -- The Old English roots of modern English spelling -- The decline and revival of English in the Middle English period -- The Franco-Latin element -- Some sound and spelling developments in middle and modern English -- The Greek contribution -- The exotic input -- Reformers, lexicographers and the parting of the ways.
* Includes a wealth of information and data on English spelling not available anywhere else * Features a complementary website with additional material at www. historyofenglishspelling.
037575752X
Short stories, American--New York (State)--New York.
American fiction--20th century.
City and town life--Fiction.
New York (N.Y.)--Social life and customs--Fiction.
PS 549.N5 / W872 2001
813