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Languages : en
Pages : 38
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Scarce and Valuable Books. Catalogue of a large ... collection of English books selected from three private libraries ... To be sold at auction ... March 17th and 18th [1841] ... by Bangs, Richards,&Platt, etc
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Author: Catalogue of the Choice Collection of Books Forming the Library of Zelotes Hosmer ...
Author: Zelotes HosmerPublisher:
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Category : Rare books
Languages : en
Pages : 138
Book Description
A Catalogue of Books
Author: Henry George BOHNPublisher:
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Category : Publishers' catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 594
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Catalogue of the American Library of the Late Mr. George Brinley
Author: George BrinleyPublisher:
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Category : America
Languages : en
Pages : 538
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The Emergence of Standard English
Author: John H. FisherPublisher: University Press of Kentucky
ISBN: 0813148464
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 219
Book Description
Language scholars have traditionally agreed that the development of the English language was largely unplanned. John H. Fisher challenges this view, demonstrating that the standardization of writing and pronunciation was, and still is, made under the control of political and intellectual forces. In these essays Fisher chronicles his gradual realization that Standard English was not a popular evolution at all but was the direct result of political decisions made by the Lancastrian administrations of Henry IV and Henry V. To achieve standardization and acceptance of the vernacular, these kings turned to their Chancery scribes, who were responsible for writing and copying legal and royal documents. Chaucer, a relative of the king, began to be labeled by the government as a master of the language, and it was Henry V who inspired the fifteenth-century tradition of citing Chaucer as the "maker" of English. An even more important link between language development and government practice is the fact that Chaucer himself composed in the English of the Chancery scribes. Fisher discusses the development of Chancery practices, royal involvement in promoting use of the vernacular, Chaucer's use of English, Caxton's use of Chancery Standard, and the nineteenth-century phenomenon of a standard, or "received," pronunciation of English. This engaging and clearly written work will change the way scholars understand the development of English and think about the intentional shaping of our language.
Catalogue of the Reference Library
Author: Birmingham Free Libraries. Reference DepartmentPublisher:
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Category : Dictionary catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 1638
Book Description
Scarce and Valuable Old Books. Catalogue of an extensive collection of ... books ... which will be sold at auction, by Bangs, Richards & Platt ... February 17th [1840], etc
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Author: HENRY G. BOHN'S CATALOGUE OF BOOKS
Author: HENRY G. BOHNSCatalogue of the library of the Peabody institute of the city of Baltimore ...
Author: Andrew TroegerPublisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3385307171
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 966
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1883.
American Publishers' Circular and Literary Gazette
Author: Charles R. RodePublisher:
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 444
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