Publications

Publication details [#29940]

Mugglestone, Lynda. 1995. "Talking proper." The rise of accent as social symbol. Clarendon. viii + 353 pp.

Publication type

Book – monograph

Publication language

English

Keywords

accent1 | social status | sociolinguistics | speech | symbol

Language as a subject

English

Annotation

This book deals with 18th-century and especially 19th-century concerns about proper pronunciation and the establishment of accent as a sociolinguistic marker in Britain.

Reviewed by

Görlach, Manfred. 1995. Review of $"Talking proper." The rise of accent as social symbol.