Klarinet Archive - Posting 001140.txt from 2003/04

From: "Stephanie Smith" <stephms405@-----.com>
Subj: [kl] Pronunciation/Spelling
Date: Sat, 26 Apr 2003 00:47:56 -0400

>Is there a good book about all of this?
>
>Tony

Try Bill Bryson's "The Mother Tongue." Although he's best known as a
travel/humor author, he's also written a few books on linguistics. This one
is a very entertaining account of the history and evolution of the English
language, and a lot of it deals with pronunciation, it's effect on written
language, and vice versa. I'm not sure whether it's the most authoritative
source, but it's certainly a lot of fun to read!

~Stevi Smith

Only two things in life are infinite: the universe and human stupidity. And
I'm not sure about the former.
~Albert Einstein

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