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Dictating to the mob : the history of the BBC Advisory Committee on Spoken English / Jürg R. Schwyt...

Dictating to the mob : the history of the BBC Advisory ...

Dictating to the mob : the history of the BBC Advisory Committee on Spoken English / Jürg R. Schwyt...

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Dictating to the mob : the history of the BBC Advisory Committee on Spoken English / Jürg R. Schwyter.

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Full title

Dictating to the mob : the history of the BBC Advisory Committee on Spoken English / Jürg R. Schwyter.

Publisher

Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2016.

Call Numbers

G 2016/3780

Record Identifier

74VKVqBWydzX

MMS ID

991024011018502626

Language

English

Formats

Physical Description

Physical content

xiv, 281 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Content type

text

still image

Media type

unmediated

Carrier type

volume

Publication information

Publisher

Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2016.

Edition

First edition.

Place of Publication

England

Date Published

2016.

More information

Scope and Contents

Summary

"The BBC's Advisory Committee on Spoken English was set up to provide an authoritative guide to pronunciation and the use of language for BBC announcers. The results of its deliberations were published for general consumption in a pamphlet called Spoken English. Based on primary sources, the compelling story of the Advisory Board during its crucial...

Alternative Titles

Full title

Dictating to the mob : the history of the BBC Advisory Committee on Spoken English / Jürg R. Schwyter.

Authors, Artists and Contributors
Notes

General note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-276) and index.

Contextual Information

Date Copyright

©2016

Identifiers

Primary Identifiers

Call Numbers

G 2016/3780

Record Identifier

74VKVqBWydzX

Permalink

https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVqBWydzX

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ISBN

0198736738 (hardcover)

9780198736738 (hardcover)

DDC

420

MMS ID

991024011018502626

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