Strange Vernaculars : How Eighteenth-Century Slang, Cant, Provincial Languages, and Nautical Jargon Became English /
How vocabularies once associated with outsiders became objects of fascination in eighteenth-century Britain. 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-know...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Autor principal: | Sorensen, Janet (Autor) |
Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Baltimore, Maryland :
Project Muse,
2017
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Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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