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.

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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

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