Language and the Grand Tour - Linguistic Experiences of Travelling in Early Modern Europe

Informationen zum Autor Arturo Tosi is Emeritus Professor at Royal Holloway, University of London. His previous books include Immigration and Bilingual Education (1984), The Language of Italian Communities in the English-Speaking World (1991), and Language, and Society in a Changing Italy (2001). Klappentext The Grand Tour provides a unique case study of population movement, language change and education in early modern Europe. Zusammenfassung Language is still a relatively under-researched aspect of the Grand Tour. This book offers a comprehensive introduction enriched by the amusing stories and vivid quotations collected from travellers' writings! providing crucial insights into the rise of modern vernaculars and the standardisation of European languages. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; Introduction; Part I. Attitudes and Aptitudes: 1. Images and stereotypes; 2. Attractions, affections, 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 other lingua francas; Part III. Contrasts and Collisions: 7. Perceptions of linguistic diversity; 8. Instances of language contact; 9. Women travellers and gender issues; 10. Conclusion.

Product details

• Authors: Arturo Tosi, Arturo (Royal Holloway Tosi, Tosi Arturo
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.04.2020
• EAN: 9781108487276
• ISBN: 978-1-108-48727-6
• No. of pages: 318
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Europe, Social & cultural history, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General, Sociolinguistics, Social and cultural history, Historical & comparative linguistics, Classic Travel Writing, Historical and comparative linguistics