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- catalog abstract ""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.".
- catalog contributor b12789511.
- catalog coverage "Great Britain Social life and customs.".
- catalog created "2003.".
- catalog date "2003".
- catalog date "2003.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2003.".
- catalog 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.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [328]-346) and index.".
- catalog description "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.".
- catalog extent "354 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0199250618 (hb)".
- catalog issued "2003".
- catalog issued "2003.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press,".
- catalog spatial "Great Britain Social life and customs.".
- catalog spatial "Great Britain".
- catalog spatial "Great Britain.".
- catalog subject "306.44/0941 21".
- catalog subject "English language Accents and accentuation.".
- catalog subject "English language Great Britain Standardization.".
- catalog subject "English language Social aspects Great Britain.".
- catalog subject "English language Spoken English Great Britain.".
- catalog subject "English language Variation Great Britain.".
- catalog subject "PE1074.7 .M84 2003".
- catalog subject "Social classes Great Britain.".
- catalog subject "Speech and social status Great Britain.".
- catalog tableOfContents "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.".
- catalog title "'Talking proper' : the rise of accent as social symbol / Lynda Mugglestone.".
- catalog type "text".