Victorians and English Dialect - Philology, Fiction, and Folklore

The Victorians and English Dialect tells the story of the Victorians' discovery of English dialect, and of the revaluation of local language that was brought about by the new, historical philology of the nineteenth century.

List of contents

• 1: The Pioneers


• 2: The Phoneticians


• 3: Dialect and Literature


• 4: The English Dialect Society


• 5: Folklore and the Past


• 6: The English Dialect Dictionary

About the author

Matthew Townend is Professor in the Department of English and Related Literature, and the Centre for Medieval Studies, at the University of York, where he has taught since 1999. He is an expert both on medieval language and literature (especially Old Norse, Old English, and the history of the English language) and also on nineteenth- and twentieth-century 'medievalism' (that is, the re-imagining of the Middle Ages in modern literature and culture). He teaches widely - from undergraduate courses to PhD supervision - in the areas of medieval language and literature, and also modern medievalism.

Summary

The Victorians and English Dialect tells the story of the Victorians' discovery of English dialect, and of the revaluation of local language that was brought about by the new, historical philology of the nineteenth century.

Product details

• Authors: Matthew Townend, Matthew (Professor of English Townend, Prof Matthew (Professor of English Townend, Townend Matthew
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 24.05.2024
• EAN: 9780198888123
• ISBN: 978-0-19-888812-3
• No. of pages: 336
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; English, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Alphabets & Writing Systems, c 1800 to c 1900, Dialect, slang & jargon, Historical & comparative linguistics, 1837–1901 (Victorian period), Palaeography (History Of Writing), Dialect, slang and jargon, Historical and comparative linguistics, Palaeography