Democratic eloquence
Subtitle: the fight over popular speech in nineteenth-century America
By: Kenneth Cmiel.
Publisher: W. Morrow
Published: 1990
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 351
Subjects: English language -- Spoken English -- United States -- History -- 19th century; Political oratory -- United States -- History -- 19th century; Popular culture -- United States -- History -- 19th century; English language -- 19th century -- Rhetoric; English language -- 19th century -- Usage; Americanisms -- History -- 19th century
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 267-333) and index.
Originally presented as the author's thesis (Ph.D.--University of Chicago, 1986).