Matthew Townend

The Victorians and English Dialect (eBook, ePUB)

Philology, Fiction, and Folklore

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The Victorians and English Dialect tells the story of the Victorians' discovery of English dialect, and of the revaluation of local language that was brought about by the new, historical philology of the nineteenth century.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 352
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. Juni 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780198888192
• Artikelnr.: 72252157

Autorenporträt

Matthew Townend is Professor in the Department of English and Related Literature, and the Centre for Medieval Studies, at the University of York, where he has taught since 1999. He is an expert both on medieval language and literature (especially Old Norse, Old English, and the history of the English language) and also on nineteenth- and twentieth-century 'medievalism' (that is, the re-imagining of the Middle Ages in modern literature and culture). He teaches widely - from undergraduate courses to PhD supervision - in the areas of medieval language and literature, and also modern medievalism.

Inhaltsangabe

1: The Pioneers
2: The Phoneticians
3: Dialect and Literature
4: The English Dialect Society
5: Folklore and the Past
6: The English Dialect Dictionary