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Author Mugglestone, Lynda

Title 'Talking proper' : the rise of accent as social symbol / Lynda Mugglestone
Edition Updated 2nd ed
Published Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2007

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Description 1 online resource (360 pages) : illustrations
Summary 'Talking Proper' is a history of the rise and fall of the English accent as a badge of cultural, social, and class identity. The text traces the origins of the phenomenon in late 18th century London, follows its history through the 19th and 20th centuries, and charts its downfall during the era of New Labour
Notes This ed. originally published: 2003
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Print version record
Subject English language -- Accents and accentuation.
Language and culture -- Great Britain -- History
Speech and social status -- Great Britain -- History
English language -- Spoken English.
English language -- Accents and accentuation.
English language -- Spoken English.
Language and culture.
Speech and social status.
Great Britain.
Genre/Form History.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780191719486
019171948X