Talking Proper: The Rise of Accent as Social Symbol

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Oxford University Press, 2007 - English language - 368 pages
"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."--Résumé de l'éditeur

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