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  2. Reforms of French orthography - Wikipedia

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    Spelling and punctuation before the 16th century was highly erratic, but the introduction of printing in 1470 provoked the need for uniformity.. Several Renaissance humanists (working with publishers) proposed reforms in French orthography, the most famous being Jacques Peletier du Mans who developed a phonemic-based spelling system and introduced new typographic signs (1550).

  3. French orthography - Wikipedia

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    French orthography encompasses the spelling and punctuation of the French language.It is based on a combination of phonemic and historical principles. The spelling of words is largely based on the pronunciation of Old French c. 1100 –1200 AD, and has stayed more or less the same since then, despite enormous changes to the pronunciation of the language in the intervening years.

  4. English-language spelling reform - Wikipedia

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    Spelling reform faces many arguments against the development and implementation of a reformed orthography for English. Public acceptance to spelling reform has been consistently low, at least since the early 19th century, when spelling was codified by the influential English dictionaries of Samuel Johnson (1755) and Noah Webster (1806).

  5. Michel Bréal - Wikipedia

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    He also wrote pamphlets on education in France, the teaching of ancient languages, and the reform of French orthography. In 1906 he published Pour mieux connaitre Homère. [2] Hans W. Giessen, Heinz-Helmut Lüger, Günther Volz (Hrsg.): Michel Bréal – Grenzüberschreitende Signaturen. Verlag Empirische Pädagogik, Landau 2007 ISBN 3-9373-3363-0

  6. Category:French orthography reforms - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "French orthography reforms" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...

  7. Spelling reform - Wikipedia

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    In 1990, a substantial reform ordered by the French prime minister changed the spelling of about 2000 words as well as some grammar rules. After much delay, the new recommended orthography received official support in France, Belgium, and Quebec in 2004, but it has not yet been widely adopted.

  8. Phonological history of French - Wikipedia

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    The doublet of français and François in modern French orthography demonstrates the mix of dialectal features. [citation needed] At some point during the Old French period, vowels with a following nasal consonant began to be nasalized. While the process of losing the final nasal consonant took place after the Old French period, the nasal ...

  9. Category:Orthography reforms by language - Wikipedia

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    Chinese language reform (27 P) F. French orthography reforms (5 P) G. German orthography reforms (3 P) P. Portuguese orthography reforms (5 P) U. Ukrainian ...