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Talking proper : the rise of accent as social symbol /
Talking Proper is a history of the rise and fall of the English accent as a badge of cultural, social, and class identity. Lynda Mugglestone traces the origins of the phenomenon in late eighteenth-century London, follows its history through the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, and charts its down...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford [England] ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2007, ©2003.
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| Edición: | [2nd ed.]. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Talking Proper is a history of the rise and fall of the English accent as a badge of cultural, social, and class identity. Lynda Mugglestone traces the origins of the phenomenon in late eighteenth-century London, follows its history through the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, and charts its downfall during the era of New Labour. This is a witty, readable account of a fascinating subject, liberally spiced with quotations from English speech and writing over the past 250. years. - ;Talking Proper is a history of the rise and fall of the English accent as a badge of cultural, social, and clas. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (354 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 328-346) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780191554728 0191554723 9780191719486 019171948X |