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====== Lesson 2: Orthography and Spelling ====== | ====== Lesson 2: Orthography and Spelling ====== | ||
- | The period covered by the EEBO corpus (roughly 1400-1700) is one in which spelling was not as stable as it is in the present day. As a result of this, one word could have a number of forms, and it is necessary to keep this in mind when conducting a corpus search. For example, the word //love// also appeared with <u>, as in //loue//, but its other variants include //leoue//, //lowe//, //lowfe// and //lovue//. When searching for a specific lexical item, it is always advisable to consult a reliable source, such as [[http:// | + | The period covered by the [[en: |
====== Special symbols ====== | ====== Special symbols ====== | ||
Although the orthography of Early Modern English is very similar to that which we use today, there are several letters, mostly from Old English, which are no longer in use in Present day English. | Although the orthography of Early Modern English is very similar to that which we use today, there are several letters, mostly from Old English, which are no longer in use in Present day English. | ||
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* representing the open front vowel is the letter “ash” <æ>, also available on the Icelandic keyboard (Íslenska) | * representing the open front vowel is the letter “ash” <æ>, also available on the Icelandic keyboard (Íslenska) | ||
- | The Icelandic keyboard contains the symbols for “thorn” and “ash” which we may need especially when searching in older sections of the corpus: | + | The Icelandic keyboard contains the symbols for “thorn” and “ash” which we may need especially when searching in older sections of the corpus |
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