Writing Systems                Vivian Cook

Writing Systems is a web-site that provides information, amusement and advice about writing systems in general and English spelling and the English writing system in particular.

Spelling tests

Information pages

Advice

These test various aspects of English spelling

Writing System topics 

Newcastle MA course

Collections of spelling mistakes, novel forms, etc

Book lists

e-mail

home page

On-line popular articles etc

 Nu Spelin' 4 Old       Getting in a Strop about Spelling       Hard Spell
 Can they spell your name in Karachi?  British & American style spelling
 Helping children with spelling      Is spelling really hard?    

Related pages

Second Language Acquisition   Words   
Linguistics Glossary   Languages List
Writing Systems Research

Recent  Books 
Vivian Cook (2004), The English Writing System, Arnold; Japanese translation 2008
              Vivian Cook (2004), Accomodating Brocolli in the Cemetary, Profile. American edition Simon and Schuster 2005
              Vivian Cook and Benedetta Bassetti (eds.) (2005), Second Language Writing Systems, Multilingual Matters. Chinese edition 2007