i-iv -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- Section 1: Consistency -- The Interfaces of Writing and Grammar -- The Consistency of the Orthographically Relevant Level in Dutch -- Section 2: Cross-Linguistic Studies -- Beyond the Rime: Measuring the Consistency of Monosyllabic and Polysyllabic Words -- Teachers' Perception of Spelling Patterns and Children's Spelling Errors: A Cross-Linguistic Perspective -- Section 3: Diacritics and Punctuation -- Effects of Diaeresis on Visual Word Recognition in Dutch -- Optimal Hyphenation -- The Dash in German -- Section 4: Sharpening in German -- Regularities in German Orthography: A Computer-Based Comparison of Different Approaches to Sharpening -- The Reader's View: Sharpening in German -- How Syllable Structure affects Spelling: A Case Study in Swiss German Syllabification -- Addresses of Contributors