Talking proper : the rise of accent as social symbol
"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
Print Book, English, 2003
[2nd ed.] View all formats and editions
Oxford University Press, Oxford [England], 2003
354 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
9780199250615, 9780199250622, 0199250618, 0199250626
50478538
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