The Emergence of Standard English
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The Emergence of Standard English
By John H. Fisher... chivalry, and high culture—the last an area commemorated by Sir Walter Scott's observation in Ivanhoe that pigs, ... The metalinguistics of late Middle English culture takes on a human face in the biography of Geoffrey Chaucer.
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The Emergence of Standard English
By John H. FisherSee also W. Holdsworth , A History of English Law l : 419ff .; B. Wilkinson , The Chancery Under Edward III 57-59 ; and V.H. Galbraith , An Introduction to the Use of the Public Records 1ff . 16. Tout , Chapters in Administrative ...
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The Emergence of Standard English
By John H. FisherLanguage scholars have traditionally agreed that the development of the English language was largely unplanned. John H. Fisher challenges this view, demonstrating that the standardization of writing and pronunciation was,...
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The Emergence of Standard English
By John H. Fisher" In these nine essays Fisher chronicles his gradual realization that Standard English was not a popular evolution at all but was the direct result of political decisions made by the Lancastrian administrations of Henry IV and Henry V - ...
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The Emergence of Standard English
By John H. FisherIn these essays Fisher chronicles his gradual realization that Standard English was not a popular evolution at all but was the direct result of political decisions made by the Lancastrian administrations of Henry IV and Henry V. To achieve ...