Description: The Grammar of Empire in Eighteenth-Century British Writing by Janet Sorensen Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description This study examines 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. Publisher Description This study examines the complex role of language as an instrument of empire in eighteenth-century British literature. Focusing in particular on the relationship between England and one of its celtic colonies, Scotland, Janet Sorensen explores the tensions which arose during a period when the formation of a national standard English coincided with the need to negotiate ever widening imperial linguistic contacts. Close readings of poems, novels, dictionaries, grammars and records of colonial English instruction reveal the deeply-conflicting relationship between British national and imperial ideologies. Moving from Scots Gaelic poet Alexander MacDonald to writers such as Adam Smith, Hugh Blair, and Tobias Smollett , Sorensen analyses British linguistic practices of imperial domination, including the enforcement of English language usage. The book also engages with the work of Samuel Johnson and Jane Austen to offer a wider understanding of the ambivalent nature of English linguistic identity. Author Biography Janet Sorensen is Associate Professor of English at Indiana University at Bloomington. She is the author of The Grammar of Empire in Eighteenth-Century British Writing (Cambridge, 2000) and she has written many articles on eighteenth-century topics. Details ISBN 0521653274 ISBN-13 9780521653275 Title The Grammar of Empire in Eighteenth-Century British Writing Author Janet Sorensen Format Hardcover Year 2000 Pages 330 Publisher Cambridge University Press GE_Item_ID:44259199; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys
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ISBN-13: 9780521653275
Book Title: The Grammar of Empire in Eighteenth-Century British Writing
Number of Pages: 330 Pages
Publication Name: Grammar of Empire in Eighteenth-Century British Writing
Language: English
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Item Height: 0.9 in
Subject: Subjects & Themes / Historical events, Rhetoric, Europe / Great Britain / General, Subjects & Themes / Politics, European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh, Subjects & Themes / General
Publication Year: 2000
Item Weight: 22.9 Oz
Type: Textbook
Author: Janet Sorensen
Subject Area: Literary Criticism, Language Arts & Disciplines, History
Item Length: 9 in
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Hardcover
