Righting the mother tongue : (Record no. 4861)
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| fixed length control field | 01574pam a2200325 a 4500 |
| 001 - CONTROL NUMBER | |
| control field | 0711230CA3C54D74AC4DFE572150AF5E |
| 003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER | |
| control field | VSN5 |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
| control field | 20161128051502.0 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION | |
| fixed length control field | 080602s2008 nyu b 001 0 eng |
| 010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER | |
| LC control number | 2008023424 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9780061369254 (trade) |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 006136925X (trade) |
| 035 ## - SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER | |
| System control number | (IMchF)fol12133876 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Original cataloging agency | DLC |
| Transcribing agency | DLC |
| Modifying agency | DLC |
| -- | ICrlF |
| -- | VSN5 |
| 049 ## - LOCAL HOLDINGS (OCLC) | |
| Holding library | VSN5 |
| 050 00 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | PE1141 |
| Item number | .W65 2008 |
| 082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 421/.52 |
| Edition number | 22 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Wolman, David. |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Righting the mother tongue : |
| Remainder of title | from Olde English to email, the tangled story of English spelling / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. | David Wolman. |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT | |
| Edition statement | 1st ed. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | New York : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Smithsonian Books, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | c2008. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 211 p. ; |
| Dimensions | 24 cm. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | Examines the evolution of English spelling from Old English to the twenty-first century; and discusses the silent "h," myths about dyslexia, and spell-checking; and also visits the town in Belgium where the first English books were printed, Google's headquarters, National Spelling Bee protests, and more. |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE | |
| Bibliography, etc. note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | War of the words -- Crossed -- Regime change -- Page setup -- Valiant exterminators of dialectical vermin -- Outlaw orthography -- A first class man -- Spellraisers -- Of yachts and yetterswippers -- Fixers -- The rubarb on the Internet. |
| 521 2# - TARGET AUDIENCE NOTE | |
| Target audience note | Adult |
| Source | Follett Library Resources |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | English language |
| General subdivision | Orthography and spelling |
| -- | History. |
| 650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | English language |
| General subdivision | Spelling |
| -- | History. |
| Source of heading or term | sears |
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