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

• Autore: Blank Paula <1959, >
• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1996
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (220 p.)
• Disciplina: 820.9/003
• Soggetto topico: 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
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Broken English
• ISBN: 1-134-77473-7; 1-280-11001-5; 0-585-44802-7; 0-203-43735-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910450444303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Politics of language.