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Samuel Johnson & the journey into words / / Lynda Mugglestone
| Samuel Johnson & the journey into words / / Lynda Mugglestone |
| Autore | Mugglestone Lynda |
| Edizione | [First edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford : , : Oxford University Press, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (303 p.) |
| Disciplina | 828.609 |
| Soggetto topico | Language and languages in literature |
| ISBN |
0-19-176009-9
0-19-166950-4 |
| Classificazione | 18.05 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
""Cover""; ""Samuel Johnson and the Journey into Words""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""List of figures""; ""1: Journeys into words""; ""Writing the world of words""; ""The journey as device""; ""2: Writing the Dictionary: Departures and destinations""; ""Planning the course""; ""Redirection: Writing the Plan of a Dictionary""; ""Departure and destinations: from Plan to 'Preface'""; ""3: 'Excursions into books': Documenting the new world of words""; ""The dictionary as collection""; ""Acts of reading""; ""Collections and canonicity""
""4: The ordered state: Power, authority, and the written word""""Order and the making of the Dictionary""; ""Order, power, and the problems of prescription""; ""Models of authority: Johnson, spelling, and the Dictionary""; ""5: Meaning, governance, andthe 'colours of words'""; ""Criticism and correctness: The dictionary-maker as judge""; ""Johnson's critical practice""; ""Doubt and the art of definition""; ""Reason and the 'colours of words'""; ""6: Defending the citadel, patrolling the borders""; ""Defending the citadel of words""; ""Writing French resistance"" ""Naturalization and the use of words""""Border crossings""; ""The end of toleration?""; ""7: History and the flux of time""; ""Writing the past""; ""Usage on the margins: Obsolescence""; ""Writing the present""; ""The lessons of history""; ""8: The praise of perfection""; ""The critics on the shore""; ""Appendix: 1755-73""; ""Notes""; ""Preface""; ""Chapter 1""; ""Chapter 2""; ""Chapter 3""; ""Chapter 4""; ""Chapter 5""; ""Chapter 6""; ""Chapter 7""; ""Chapter 8""; ""Appendix""; ""References""; ""Primary sources""; ""Secondary sources""; ""Electronic resources""; ""Index"" |
| Altri titoli varianti | Samuel Johnson and the journey into words |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910797352203321 |
Mugglestone Lynda
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| Oxford : , : Oxford University Press, , 2015 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Samuel Johnson & the journey into words / / Lynda Mugglestone
| Samuel Johnson & the journey into words / / Lynda Mugglestone |
| Autore | Mugglestone Lynda |
| Edizione | [First edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford : , : Oxford University Press, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (303 p.) |
| Disciplina | 828.609 |
| Soggetto topico | Language and languages in literature |
| ISBN |
0-19-176009-9
0-19-166950-4 |
| Classificazione | 18.05 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
""Cover""; ""Samuel Johnson and the Journey into Words""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""List of figures""; ""1: Journeys into words""; ""Writing the world of words""; ""The journey as device""; ""2: Writing the Dictionary: Departures and destinations""; ""Planning the course""; ""Redirection: Writing the Plan of a Dictionary""; ""Departure and destinations: from Plan to 'Preface'""; ""3: 'Excursions into books': Documenting the new world of words""; ""The dictionary as collection""; ""Acts of reading""; ""Collections and canonicity""
""4: The ordered state: Power, authority, and the written word""""Order and the making of the Dictionary""; ""Order, power, and the problems of prescription""; ""Models of authority: Johnson, spelling, and the Dictionary""; ""5: Meaning, governance, andthe 'colours of words'""; ""Criticism and correctness: The dictionary-maker as judge""; ""Johnson's critical practice""; ""Doubt and the art of definition""; ""Reason and the 'colours of words'""; ""6: Defending the citadel, patrolling the borders""; ""Defending the citadel of words""; ""Writing French resistance"" ""Naturalization and the use of words""""Border crossings""; ""The end of toleration?""; ""7: History and the flux of time""; ""Writing the past""; ""Usage on the margins: Obsolescence""; ""Writing the present""; ""The lessons of history""; ""8: The praise of perfection""; ""The critics on the shore""; ""Appendix: 1755-73""; ""Notes""; ""Preface""; ""Chapter 1""; ""Chapter 2""; ""Chapter 3""; ""Chapter 4""; ""Chapter 5""; ""Chapter 6""; ""Chapter 7""; ""Chapter 8""; ""Appendix""; ""References""; ""Primary sources""; ""Secondary sources""; ""Electronic resources""; ""Index"" |
| Altri titoli varianti | Samuel Johnson and the journey into words |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910813829703321 |
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Mugglestone Lynda
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| Oxford : , : Oxford University Press, , 2015 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Talking proper [[electronic resource] ] : the rise of accent as social symbol / / Lynda Mugglestone
| Talking proper [[electronic resource] ] : the rise of accent as social symbol / / Lynda Mugglestone |
| Autore | Mugglestone Lynda |
| Edizione | [[2nd ed.].] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford [England] ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2003 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (369 p.) |
| Disciplina |
306.44/0941
306.440941 |
| Soggetto topico |
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 |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
0-19-155472-3
9786611341695 1-281-34169-X 0-19-925062-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 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 |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910465622703321 |
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Mugglestone Lynda
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| Oxford [England] ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2003 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Talking proper [[electronic resource] ] : the rise of accent as social symbol / / Lynda Mugglestone
| Talking proper [[electronic resource] ] : the rise of accent as social symbol / / Lynda Mugglestone |
| Autore | Mugglestone Lynda |
| Edizione | [[2nd ed.].] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford [England] ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2003 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (369 p.) |
| Disciplina |
306.44/0941
306.440941 |
| Soggetto topico |
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 |
| ISBN |
0-19-155472-3
9786611341695 1-281-34169-X 0-19-925062-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 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 |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910792258803321 |
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Mugglestone Lynda
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| Oxford [England] ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2003 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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