Talking Proper: The Rise of Accent as Social Symbol (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780199250615)

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.

Author: Lynda Mugglestone
ISBN-10: 0199250618
ISBN-13: 9780199250615
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Language: English
Published: 04/10/2003
Pages: 364
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.45lbs
Size: 9.34h x 6.46w x 1.00d