1. Introduction 2. Types of spelling system 3. History of the English spelling system 4. A computer is not a typewriter 5. SMS text language 6. Rules of English spelling 7. Problems of modern English spelling: punctuation 8.
Problems of modern English spelling: spaces and hyphens 9. Problems of modern English spelling: capital letters 10. Problems of modern English spelling: doubled consonant letters 11. Problems of modern English spelling: 'silent' letters 12. Problems of modern English spelling: dialect variation 13. Problems of modern English spelling: loanwords 14. Spelling problems for English learners: names of letters 15. Spelling problems for English learners: spelling problems from pronunciation 16.
Spelling problems for English learners: pronunciation problems from spelling 17. Spelling problems for English learners: homophones and homographs 18. Other consequences of English spelling 19. Strategies for coping with English spelling: phonological 20. Strategies for coping with English spelling: morphological 21. Strategies for coping with English spelling: analogical 22. Strategies for coping with English spelling: etymological 23. Strategies for coping with English spelling: visual 24.
Testing English spelling 25. Spelling reform 26. Contrasting English spelling with Malay 27. The future of English spelling 28. Conclusion 29. Answers to exercises 30. Glossary 31. Index.