16.1525, Media: CBC: The Trubbel with English

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LINGUIST List: Vol-16-1525. Thu May 12 2005. ISSN: 1068 - 4875.

Subject: 16.1525, Media: CBC: The Trubbel with English

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Date: 11-May-2005
From: John Lawler < jlawler at umich.edu >
Subject: CBC: The Trubbel with English

	
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Date: Thu, 12 May 2005 17:17:26
From: John Lawler < jlawler at umich.edu >
Subject: CBC: The Trubbel with English


>From Canada NewsWire Group
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/May2005/11/c6840.html

Attention News Editors:
The Trubbel with English

    TORONTO, May 11 /CNW/ - Why is English so darn hard to spell? Why are
words that are spelled the same pronounced differently with different
meanings? Why are their/there/they're no consistent rules?
    To answer these age-old questions and more, TVO has produced The
Trubbel with English, a half-hour special that will explore the fascinating
history of a language that is spoken by over two billion people around the
globe.
    Airing on May 22 at 6:00 p.m, this program features interviews with
Jack Chambers, a University of Toronto linguistics professor, and Julie
Spence, the Spelling Bee of Canada's founder and president. As well,
competitors from both the senior and junior Spelling Bee of Canada's 2004
Ontario Provincial Championship will be highlighted.

For further information: Heather Dietrich Hdietrich at tvontario.org


Linguistic Field(s): Historical Linguistics
                     Lexicography
                     Phonetics
                     Phonology
                     Writing Systems

Subject Language(s): English (ENG)





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