1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910142988103321

Titolo

Communications international

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[London, : International Thomson Pub., etc.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource

Disciplina

621.38/05

Soggetti

Telecommunication

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Periodico

Note generali

Published by: Northwood Publications, <July/Aug. 1975- >

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910783741503321

Autore

Blank Paula <1959, >

Titolo

Broken English : dialects and the politics of language in Renaissance writings / / Paula Blank

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1996

ISBN

1-134-77472-9

1-134-77473-7

1-280-11001-5

0-585-44802-7

0-203-43735-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (220 p.)

Collana

The Politics of language

Disciplina

820.9/003

Soggetti

English language - Early modern, 1500-1700

English literature - Early modern, 1500-1700 - History and criticism

Language and languages - Political aspects - England - History - 16th century

Language and languages - Political aspects - England - History - 17th century

English language - Variation - England - History - 16th century

English language - Variation - England - History - 17th century

Dialect literature, English - History and criticism

Language and culture - England - History - 16th century

Language and culture - England - History - 17th century

Renaissance - England



Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 169-206) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of figures; Acknowledgments; A note on the texts; INTRODUCTION; THE RENAISSANCE DISCOVERY OF DIALECT; THE THIEVES OF LANGUAGE; REGIONS OF RENAISSANCE ENGLISH I: SOUTH OF THE BORDER; REGIONS OF RENAISSANCE ENGLISH II: THE NORTH COUNTRY; LANGUAGE, LAWS, AND BLOOD: THE KING'S ENGLISH AND HIS EMPIRE; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The English language in the Renaissance was in many ways a collection of competing Englishes. Blank investigates the representation of alternative vernaculars in both linguistic and literary works of the time.