{"product_id":"talking-proper-the-rise-of-accent-as-social-symbol-9780199250615","title":"Talking Proper: The Rise of Accent as Social Symbol","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Lynda Mugglestone\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: OUP Oxford\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: OUP Oxford\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Linguistics - Sociolinguistics\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTalking Proper\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"OUP Oxford","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46897378132119,"sku":"9780199250615","price":8143.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780199250615.webp?v=1770362533","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/talking-proper-the-rise-of-accent-as-social-symbol-9780199250615","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}