Colonial voices: a cultural history of english in australia, 1840–1940
Auteur :
Damousi, Joy
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9781107673373
Date de publication :
23 janv. 2014
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 x 1,7 cm
Poids :
440 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This innovative study of the relationship between language and empire explores the role of language in the greater 'civilising' project of the British Empire through the dissemination and reception of, and challenge to, British English in Australia during the period from the 1840s to the 1940s.