Combining an academic perspective from linguistics and psychology with insights into everyday spelling mistakes, The English Writing System will interest students and teachers of linguistics, literature, the English language, psychology and education.

Chapter 1 Ways of writing
Chapter 2 The Multi-dimensions of spoken and written English
Chapter 3 Approaches to English spelling
Chapter 4 Punctuation and typography
Chapter 5 Learning the English writing system
Chapter 6 Historical changes in the English writing system
Chapter 7 Variation in the English writing system

Vivian Cook is Professor of Applied Linguistics at the University of Newcastle, UK.