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