The politics of discourse : the standard language question in British cultural debates

... This is not just another book on the history of the study of English; it is a monumental critique of the relationship between language and power.' Mpalive-Hangson Msiska, University of Malawi Front Matter....Pages i-x Introduction....Pages 1-12 A History of ‘The History of the Language’....Pages 13-50 Archbishop Trench’s Theory of Language: the Tractatus Theologico-Politicus....Pages 51-90 The Standard Language: the Literary Language....Pages 91-124 The Standard Language: the Language of the Literate....Pages 125-163 Theorising the Standard: Jones and Wyld....Pages 164-206 Language Against Modernity....Pages 207-257 Conclusion: Past and Present....Pages 258-274 Back Matter....Pages 275-302 An exploration of the origins of the English language with historical and political background and theories. The author examines both literary and standard English and discusses the connections between language and class, language against modernity and the politics of discourse. Tony Crowley. Includes Index. Bibliography: P. 279-298.