Hoggart, Richard
Everyday Language and Everyday Life
- ISBN 13:
- 9780765801760
- author:
- Hoggart, Richard
- format:
- HardBack
- publisher:
- Transaction Publishers
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2003
- Pages:
- 181
- Dimensions:
- 152 mm X 229 mm
- Genre:
- Historical & comparative linguistics
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Richard Hoggart explores how everyday language reflects and shapes everyday life in this fascinating study. He examines the idioms, epigrams, and nuances of working-class English, tracing their evolution from pre-war to present. Hoggart delves into the heart of working-class culture, uncovering the sayings and expressions that reveal its values, stresses, and strains. From home and family life to war, marriage, food, drink, health, and weather, he reveals how language is used in relation to these aspects of everyday experience. This book offers a unique insight into the distinctive characteristics of working-class English, from the informal to the intellectual.
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