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Talking Proper: The Rise of Accent as Social Symbol Hardback - 2003 - 2nd Edition

by Lynda Mugglestone

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

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  • Title Talking Proper: The Rise of Accent as Social Symbol
  • Author Lynda Mugglestone
  • Binding Hardback
  • Edition number 2nd
  • Edition 2
  • Pages 364
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher OUP Oxford, London
  • Publication date 2003-04-10
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index
  • ISBN 9780199250615 / 0199250618
  • Weight 1.45 lbs (0.66 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.34 x 6.46 x 1 in (23.72 x 16.41 x 2.54 cm)
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: British
  • Category Language Arts / Linguistics / Literacy
  • Library of Congress subjects Great Britain - Social life and customs, English language - Variation - Great Britain
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2002032652
  • Dewey Decimal Code 306.440

About the author

Lynda Mugglestone is News International Lecturer in Language and Communication, University of Oxford and Fellow in English Language and Literature, Pembroke College, Oxford.
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