Language and the Grand Tour : linguistic experiences of travelling in Early modern Europe / Arturo T...
Language and the Grand Tour : linguistic experiences of travelling in Early modern Europe / Arturo T...
Language and the Grand Tour : linguistic experiences of travelling in Early modern Europe / Arturo Tosi. [electronic resource]
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Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2020.
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BOOK
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English
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1 online resource (xiv, 306 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
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text
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computer
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online resource
Contents
Introduction -- Part I: Attitudes and Aptitudes: 1. Images and Stereotypes -- 2. Attractions, Affectations, Aberrations -- 3. Linguistic Training at Home -- Part II: Encounters and Exchanges: 4. Language Acquisition and Learning Abroad -- 5. Aids, Strategies and Facilitators -- 6. Latin and Oth...
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Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2020.
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England
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2020.
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The Grand Tour was the classical continental trip to France and Italy, undertaken by young aristocratic men in early modern Europe, ostensibly for educational purposes. Using amusing stories and vivid quotations collected from travellers' writings, Arturo Tosi charts the rise of modern vernaculars and the standardisation of European languages. The...
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Language and the Grand Tour : linguistic experiences of travelling in Early modern Europe / Arturo Tosi. [electronic resource]
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BOOK
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74VKaz0Xr6NZ
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKaz0Xr6NZ
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ISBN
1-108-76636-6
1-108-80580-9
1-108-80082-3
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306.44
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991024402517102626
