Learning languages in early modern England / John Gallagher.
Learning languages in early modern England / John Gallagher.
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Publisher
Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2019.
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G 2020/3674
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Language
English
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xi, 274 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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text
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unmediated
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volume
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Publisher
Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2019.
Edition
First edition.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2019.
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Summary
In 1578, the Anglo-Italian author, translator, and teacher John Florio wrote that English was 'a language that wyl do you good in England, but passe Dover, it is woorth nothing'. This is a study of how English-speakers learnt a variety of continental vernacular languages in the period between 1480 and 1720. English was practically unknown outside o...
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Learning languages in early modern England / John Gallagher.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-263) and index.
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©2019
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G 2020/3674
Record Identifier
74VKa6gBJLbg
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKa6gBJLbg
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ISBN
9780198837909
0198837909
DDC
418.00704209031
MMS ID
991024342715402626
