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Autore |
Mugglestone Lynda |
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Titolo |
Talking proper [[electronic resource] ] : the rise of accent as social symbol / / Lynda Mugglestone |
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Oxford [England] ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2003 |
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ISBN |
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0-19-155472-3 |
9786611341695 |
1-281-34169-X |
0-19-925062-6 |
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Edizione |
[[2nd ed.].] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (369 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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English language - Great Britain - Standardization |
English language - Spoken English - Great Britain |
English language - Social aspects - Great Britain |
English language - Variation - Great Britain |
English language - Accents and accentuation |
Speech and social status - Great Britain |
Social classes - Great Britain |
Great Britain Social life and customs |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; List of Illustrations; Preface to the Second Edition; Acknowledgements; Introduction: 'A National Obsession'; 1. The Rise of a Standard; 2. Accent as Social Symbol; 3. The Practice of Prescription; 4. /h/ and Other Symbols of the Social Divide; 5. Ladylike Accents and the Feminine Proprieties of Speech; 6. Literature and the Literate Speaker; 7. Educating Accents; 8. The Rise (and Fall?) of Received Pronunciation; Notes; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Talking Proper is a history of the rise and fall of the English accent as a badge of cultural, social, and class identity. Lynda Mugglestone traces the origins of the phenomenon in late eighteenth-century London, |
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