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| Year: | 1930 | ||||||||
| Short description: | Zachrisson's "Anglic" proposal for spelling simplification | ||||||||
| Medium description: | R.E. Zachrisson, a professor in the University of Uppsala, made a proposal for spelling reform. Wingfield (1931) states "On June 4, 1930, it received a financial backing to the extent of $20,000 for 'the purpos ov maeking Anglic uezd and noen aul oevr the wurld.' | ||||||||
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- Baugh, A. C. & Cable, T. (1993). A History of the English Language 4th edition. : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group [p.330]
- McCrum, R. Cran, W. & MacNeil, R. (1992). The Story of English (2nd edition). London: Faber and Faber [p.42]
- Wingfield, Frederick S. (1931) Among the Spelling Reformers. American Speech 7/1 pp.54-57 [p.56]