Learning languages in early modern England
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 betw...
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Oxford
Oxford University Press
2019
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| Ausgabe: | First edition |
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Geschichte 1480-1720
> Language and languages / Study and teaching / England / History / 16th century
> Language and languages / Study and teaching / England / History / 17th century
> Fremdsprachenlernen
> England / Intellectual life / 16th century
> England / Intellectual life / 17th century
> England
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | 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 |
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| Beschreibung: | vi, 274 Seiten Illustrationen, Diagramme (schwarz-weiß) |
| ISBN: | 9780198837909 978-0-19-883790-9 |