What’s wrong with the English spelling system? (Orthography Part 1)

Key terms: orthography, phonology, historical linguistics, spelling reformation, native words, loan words. Covers sections 3.4-3.5 of "Linguistics for Pre-Service Educators" (Shappeck & Welch, 2012). Special thanks to my colleagues, Drs. Katie Welch and Marco Shappeck, for giving me permission to use and adapt their materials in order to produce this video. Dr. Welch is an educator, teacher, trainer, linguist, and active contributor in the TESOL field. She specializes in training pre-service and in-service teachers in K-12, adult, and higher education. Learn more at welcheducation.com Dr. Shappeck is a professor who specializes in the educational applications of sociolinguistic research in regions with notable language contact. Within this field, he has expertise in language grammaticalization processes as well as general theories of language variation and change. linkedin.com/in/marco-shappeck-909080b