Multilingual subjects : on standard English, its speakers, and others in the long eighteenth century /

In the eighteenth century, the British Empire pursued its commercial ambitions across the globe, greatly expanding its colonial presence, and with it, the reach of the English language. During this era, a standard form of English was taught in the British provinces just as it was increasingly export...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: DeWispelare, Daniel (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : University of Pennsylvania Press, 2017.
Temas:
1700-1799
English language > Political aspects > English-speaking countries > History > 18th century.
English language > Political aspects > Great Britain > History > 18th century.
Multilingualism > English-speaking countries > History > 18th century.
English language > Social aspects > English-speaking countries > History > 18th century.
Sociolinguistics > English-speaking countries > History > 18th century.
English language > English-speaking countries > Standardization > History > 18th century.
English language > Variation > English-speaking countries > History > 18th century.
Language policy > English-speaking countries > History > 18th century.
Language and languages > Philosophy > History > 18th century.
Translating and interpreting > English-speaking countries > History > 18th century.
Multilinguisme > Anglophonie > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Sociolinguistique > Anglophonie > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Anglais (Langue) > Variation > Anglophonie > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Langage et langues > Philosophie > Histoire > 18e siècle.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Linguistics > Historical & Comparative.
English language > Political aspects.
English language > Social aspects.
English language > Standardization.
English language > Variation.
Language and languages > Philosophy.
Language policy.
Multilingualism.
Sociolinguistics.
Translating and interpreting.
English-speaking countries.
Great Britain.
History.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Contents; Introduction. Multiplicity and Relation: Toward an Anglophone Eighteenth Century; MULTILINGUAL LIVES: Peros, Jack, Neptune, and Cupid; Chapter 1. The Multilingualism of the Other: Politics, Counterpolitics, Anglophony, and Beyond; MULTILINGUAL LIVES: Reverend Lyons; Chapter 2. De Copia: Language, Politics, and Aesthetics; MULTILINGUAL LIVES: Dorothy Pentreath and William Bodener; Chapter 3. De Libertate: Anglophony and the Idea of "Free" Translation; MULTILINGUAL LIVES: Joseph Emin; Chapter 4. Literacy Fictions: Making Linguistic Difference Legible.
  • MULTILINGUAL LIVES: Antera DukeChapter 5. The "Alien Wealth" of "Lucky Contaminations": Freedom, Labor, and Translation; MULTILINGUAL LIVES: Sequoyah; Conclusion. Anglophone Futures: Globalization and Divination, Language and the Humanities; Appendix A. Selected "Dialect" Prose; Appendix B. Selected "Dialect" Poetry; Notes; Works Cited; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; V; W; X; Y; Acknowledgments.

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