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 Committee on Spoken English / Jürg R. Schwyter.
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Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2016.
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G 2016/3780
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English
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xiv, 281 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
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text
still image
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unmediated
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volume
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Publisher
Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2016.
Edition
First edition.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2016.
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"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...
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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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Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-276) and index.
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©2016
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G 2016/3780
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74VKVqBWydzX
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVqBWydzX
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ISBN
0198736738 (hardcover)
9780198736738 (hardcover)
DDC
420
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991024011018502626