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The Oxford Book of English Talk

James Runcieman Sutherland

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Description:Englishmen have been talking English for many centuries. How did they talk? How much of that flood of conversation has remained? And where is it to be found? The compiler of this new 'Oxford' book has gone to many odd places to find examples of recorded talk from the early fifteenth century to the present day. Death-beds, executions of great men, the trials of statesmen and pick-pockets, histories and memoirs, biographies and autobiographies, diaries, letters, and many other sources have yielded remarkable examples of authentic conversation; and these ave been supplemented by passages from the English dramatists and novelists. While the volume has been designed for the general reader, who will enjoy not only its racy and idiomatic conversations but also much that is of human interest in the various events which they record, it should also attract the attention of all those who are interested in the development of English speech from late medieval to modern times.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Oxford Book of English Talk. To get started finding The Oxford Book of English Talk, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 453

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Clarendon

Release: 1953

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Description: Englishmen have been talking English for many centuries. How did they talk? How much of that flood of conversation has remained? And where is it to be found? The compiler of this new 'Oxford' book has gone to many odd places to find examples of recorded talk from the early fifteenth century to the present day. Death-beds, executions of great men, the trials of statesmen and pick-pockets, histories and memoirs, biographies and autobiographies, diaries, letters, and many other sources have yielded remarkable examples of authentic conversation; and these ave been supplemented by passages from the English dramatists and novelists. While the volume has been designed for the general reader, who will enjoy not only its racy and idiomatic conversations but also much that is of human interest in the various events which they record, it should also attract the attention of all those who are interested in the development of English speech from late medieval to modern times.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Oxford Book of English Talk. To get started finding The Oxford Book of English Talk, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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