Talking Proper

副标题: The Rise of Accent As Social Symbol

ISBN: 9780199250615

出版社: Oxford University Press

出版年: 2003-4-10

页数: 368

定价: USD 165.00

装帧: Hardcover

内容简介

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, follows its history through the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, and charts its downfall during the era of New Labour. This is a witty, readable account of a fascinating subject, liberally spiced with quotations from English speech and writing over the past 250 years.