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Broken English : dialects and the politics of language in Renaissance writings / Paula Blank.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Blank, Paula, 1959-2016.
- Series:
- Politics of language.
- The Politics of language
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- English language--Early modern, 1500-1700.
- English language.
- English literature--Early modern, 1500-1700--History and criticism.
- English literature.
- Language and languages--Political aspects--England--History--16th century.
- Language and languages.
- Language and languages--Political aspects--England--History--17th century.
- English language--Variation--England--History--16th century.
- English language--Variation--England--History--17th century.
- Dialect literature, English--History and criticism.
- Dialect literature, English.
- Language and culture--England--History--16th century.
- Language and culture.
- Language and culture--England--History--17th century.
- Renaissance--England.
- Renaissance.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (220 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Routledge, 1996.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The English language in the Renaissance was in many ways a collection of competing Englishes. Blank investigates the representation of alternative vernaculars in both linguistic and literary works of the time.
- Contents:
- Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of figures; Acknowledgments; A note on the texts; INTRODUCTION; THE RENAISSANCE DISCOVERY OF DIALECT; THE THIEVES OF LANGUAGE; REGIONS OF RENAISSANCE ENGLISH I: SOUTH OF THE BORDER; REGIONS OF RENAISSANCE ENGLISH II: THE NORTH COUNTRY; LANGUAGE, LAWS, AND BLOOD: THE KING'S ENGLISH AND HIS EMPIRE; Notes; Bibliography; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 169-206) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-134-77472-9
- 1-134-77473-7
- 1-280-11001-5
- 0-585-44802-7
- 0-203-43735-7
- 9780203437353
- OCLC:
- 52416328
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