Talking proper : the rise of accent as social symbol / Lynda Mugglestone.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mugglestone, Lynda.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English language--Great Britain--Standardization.

English language.

English language--Spoken English--Great Britain.

English language--Social aspects--Great Britain.

English language--Variation--Great Britain.

English language--Accents and accentuation.

Speech and social status--Great Britain.

Speech and social status.

Social classes--Great Britain.

Social classes.

Great Britain--Social life and customs.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (369 p.)

Edition:

[2nd ed.].

Place of Publication:

Oxford [England] ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

Contents; List of Illustrations; Preface to the Second Edition; Acknowledgements; 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; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

0-19-155472-3

9786611341695

1-281-34169-X

0-19-925062-6

OCLC:

476260529