{"product_id":"the-grammar-of-empire-in-eighteenth-century-british-writing-9780521653275","title":"The Grammar of Empire in Eighteenth-Century British Writing","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Janet Sorensen\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Cambridge University Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Cambridge University Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis study explores the complex role of language as an instrument of empire in eighteenth-century British literature. Focusing on the relationship between England and one of its \"Celtic colonies,\" Scotland, Janet Sorensen examines how the expansion of the British empire influenced the formation of a national standard English. The book demonstrates the ambivalence at the heart of British linguistic identity, moving from a close analysis of Scottish writers Alexander MacDonald, Adam Smith, Hugh Blair, and Tobias Smollett to a revised understanding of the language use of Samuel Johnson and Jane Austen.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47591101726871,"sku":"9780521653275","price":11460.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780521653275.webp?v=1774971613","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-grammar-of-empire-in-eighteenth-century-british-writing-9780521653275","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}