dialects and the politics of language in Renaissance writings /
Paula Blank.
New York :
Routledge,
1996.
1 online resource (viii, 211 pages) :
illustrations
The Politics of language
Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-206) and index.
Chapter INTRODUCTION -- chapter 1 THE RENAISSANCE DISCOVERY OF DIALECT -- chapter 2 THE THIEVES OF LANGUAGE -- chapter 3 REGIONS OF RENAISSANCE ENGLISH I -- South of the Border -- chapter 4 REGIONS OF RENAISSANCE ENGLISH II -- The North Country -- chapter 5 LANGUAGE, LAWS, AND BLOOD -- The King's English and His Empire.
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Annotation
Broken English.
0415137799
Dialect literature, English-- History and criticism.
English language-- Early modern, 1500-1700.
English language-- Variation-- England-- History-- 16th century.
English language-- Variation-- England-- History-- 17th century.
English literature-- Early modern, 1500-1700-- History and criticism.
Language and culture-- England-- History-- 16th century.
Language and culture-- England-- History-- 17th century.
Language and languages-- Political aspects-- History-- 16th century.
Language and languages-- Political aspects-- History-- 17th century.