Talking Proper

The Rise of Accent as Social Symbol

By: Lynda Mugglestone

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Paperback | 1 November 2007 | Edition Number 2

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370 Pages

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Revised

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23.39 x 15.6 x 1.96

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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 Labor. This is a witty, readable account of a fascinating subject, liberally spiced with quotations from English speech and writing over the past 250 years.

Industry Reviews

`Lynda Mugglestone's book is a meticulously researched account of the history of accent as a social symbol.' David Crystal, Times Higher Education Supplement `Lynda Mugglestone's Talking Proper is written proper, happy to say, and can be understood even by the laity.' Times Literary Supplement `What Talking Proper does very well is to trace the process by which spoken Engish came to incorporate the view that a particular way of pronouncing it was superior to any other and should be recognised as the phonetic standard.' John Sturrock, London Review of Books `... a fascinating and authoritative insight into the rise (and fall?) of RP with a valuable, wide-ranging collection of well-researched data that is always clearly and carefully presented.' Linguist List `... there is a commendable effort to ensure that the phonetics is easily accessible to non-experts and so does not constitute a barrier for those with no specialist training in the field.' Linguist List `... much fascinating, carefully researched information about the development of a socially pre-eminent accent in Britain.' Linguist List `... includes an impressive array of quotes from a wide range of sources.' Linguist List

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