Language and the Grand Tour : linguistic experiences of travelling in Early modern Europe

The Grand Tour was the classical continental trip to France and Italy, undertaken by young aristocratic men in early modern Europe, ostensibly for educational purposes. Using amusing stories and vivid quotations collected from travellers' writings, Arturo Tosi charts the rise of modern vernacul...

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Bibliographische Detailangaben

1. Verfasser:	Tosi, Arturo 1948- (VerfasserIn)
Format:	E-Book
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2020
Schlagworte:	Sociolinguistics Travel writing Travelers' writings, European Languages in contact Language and international relations Sociolinguistics-History-18th century Sociolinguistics ; History ; 18th century Travel writing ; Europe ; History ; 18th century Travelers' writings, European ; History and criticism Europe ; Civilization ; 18th century Great Britain ; History ; 18th century ; Historiography
Umfang:	1 online resource (xiv, 306 pages)