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Talking Proper is a history of the rise and fall of the English accent as a badge of cultural, social, and class identity. Lynda Mugglestone traces the origins of the phenomenon in late eighteenth-century London, follows its history through the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, and charts its downfall during the era of New Labour. This is a witty, readable account of a fascinating subject, liberally spiced with quotations from English speech and writing over the past 250 years.

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Lynda Mugglestone's glorious book Talking Proper...gives us a closely researched history of the English accent as a badge of identity * Ian McMillan, The Times *

Lynda Mugglestone's glorious book Talking Proper...gives us a closely researched history of the English accent as a badge of identity Ian McMillan, The Times

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Lynda Mugglestone is News International Lecturer in Language and Communication, University of Oxford and Fellow in English Language and Literature, Pembroke College, Oxford.

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