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This study examines the images and issues implicated in the rise of accent as a symbol of social value and identity in the late 18th and 19th centuries. It looks at popular stereotypes of speech and speaker - such as ""educated"", ""vulgar"" and ""parvenue"" - and focuses on the rise of the idea of a ""standard"" accent and associated judgements about ""good"" and ""bad"" speech. The author shows how these notions were transposed into literature and education, and into contemporary images of gender and class.

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Well written and clear...this engaging work offers much to both amateur and professional sociolinguists. --Choice<br>

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