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Learning languages in early modern England
Title
Learning languages in early modern England / John Gallagher.
ISBN
9780191874505 (ebook) :
Edition
First edition.
Publication
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2019.
Physical Description
1 online resource : illustrations (black and white).
Local Notes
Access is available to the Yale community.
Notes
Also issued in print: 2019.
Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on September 13, 2019).
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Access restricted by licensing agreement.
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 of England, which meant that the English who wanted to travel and trade with the wider world in this period had to become language-learners.
Variant and related titles
Oxford scholarship online.
Other formats
Print version :
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
October 25, 2019
Series
Oxford scholarship online
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Audience
Specialized.
Subjects
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