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Figures of Speech

- Six Histories of Language and Identity in the Age of Revolutions

part of the Impressions series

About Figures of Speech

Examines the role that language played at the turn of the nineteenth century as a marker of one's identity. Focusing on six eccentric characters of the time, Tim Cassedy shows how each put language at the centre of their identities and lived out the possibilities of their era's linguistic ideas.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9781609386122
  • Binding:
  • Paperback
  • Pages:
  • 296
  • Published:
  • January 29, 2019
  • Dimensions:
  • 234x155x29 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 564 g.
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Description of Figures of Speech

Examines the role that language played at the turn of the nineteenth century as a marker of one's identity. Focusing on six eccentric characters of the time, Tim Cassedy shows how each put language at the centre of their identities and lived out the possibilities of their era's linguistic ideas.

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