Some twenty years ago it was widely believed that nothing much
happened to the English language since the beginning of the
eighteenth century. Recent research has shown that this is far from
true, and this book offers an introduction to a period that forms
the tail end of the standardisation process (codification and
prescription), during which important social changes such as the
Industrial Revolution are reflected in the language. Late Modern
English is currently receiving a lot of scholarly attention, mainly
as a result of new developments in sociohistorical linguistics and
corpus linguistics. By drawing on such research the present book
offers a much fuller account of the language of the period than was
previously possible. It is designed for students and beginning
scholars interested in Late Modern English. The volume includes: *
a basis in recent research by which sociolinguistic models are
applied to earlier stages of the language (1700-1900) * a focus on
people as speakers (wherever possible) and writers of English*
Research questions aimed at acquiring skills at working with
important electronic research tools such as Eighteenth Century
Collections Online (ECCO), the Oxford English Dictionary and the
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography* Reference to
electronically available texts and databases such as Martha
Ballard's Diary, the Proceedings of the Old Bailey and Mrs Beeton's
Book of Household Management.
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