Talking Proper. The Rise and Fall of the English Accent as a Social Symbol (L. Mugglestone), Sociolinguistics
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The Rise of Accent as Social Symbol
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'Talking Proper'
The Rise of Accent as Social Symbol
LYNDA MUGGLESTONE
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© Lynda Mugglestone 1995; 2003
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Mugglestone, Lynda.
Talking proper: the rise of accent as social symbol / Lynda Mugglestone.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
I. English language-Great Britain-Standardization. 2. English language-Spoken
English-Great Britain. 3. English language-Social aspects-Great Britain. 4. English
language–Variation–Great Britain. 5. English language-Accents and accentuation.
6. Speech and social status-Great Britain. 7. Great Britain-Social life and customs.
8. Social classes-Great Britain. I.Title.
PEIO74.7 .M84 2002 306.44'0941-dc21 2002032652
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