Talking proper
Subtitle: the rise of accent as social symbol
By: Lynda Mugglestone.
Edition: [2nd ed.].
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Oxford [England]; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 354
Subjects: English language -- Great Britain -- Standardization; 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; Social classes -- Great Britain; Great Britain -- Social life and customs
Description: "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."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [328]-346) and index.