Strange vernaculars : how eighteenth-century slang, cant, provincial languages, and nautical jargon became English /
While eighteenth-century efforts to standardize the English language have long been studied--from Samuel Johnson's Dictionary to grammar and elocution books of the period--less well-known are the era's popular collections of odd slang, criminal argots, provincial dialects, and nautical jar...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Autor principal: | Sorensen, Janet (Autor) |
Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Princeton, New Jersey :
Princeton University Press,
[2017]
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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