Figures of speech : six histories of language & identity in the age of revolutions /

"This study examines the role that language played at the turn of the nineteenth century as an immediate identifier of nationality. During this time of revolution (U.S., French, and Haitian), language served as a key identifier to quickly and conveniently categorize people within a globalizing...

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Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Cassedy, Tim, 1981- (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Iowa City : University of Iowa Press, [2018]
Collection:Impressions (Series) (University of Iowa Press)
Sujets:
1800-1899
English language > Variation.
English language > Social aspects.
English language > Social aspects > Foreign countries.
Language and culture > History > 19th century.
Anglais (Langue) > Variation.
Langage et culture > Histoire > 19e siècle.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / General
English language > Social aspects
English language > Variation
Language and culture
History
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Résumé:"This study examines the role that language played at the turn of the nineteenth century as an immediate identifier of nationality. During this time of revolution (U.S., French, and Haitian), language served as a key identifier to quickly and conveniently categorize people within a globalizing world dominated by British and French empires. Linguistic differences, especially among English-speakers, seemed to validate the emerging national, racial, local, and regional identity categories that took shape in the wake of this new world order"--
Description matérielle:1 online resource (xii, 307 pages).
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781609386139
1609386132

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