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The Discourse of Desperation

- Late 18th and Early 19th Century Letters by Paupers, Prisoners, and Rogues

About The Discourse of Desperation

This book discusses how the poor and desperate in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries mobilised their linguistic resources in pursuit of vital pragmatic goals, drawing on three corpora of letters written by the poor.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780367000264
  • Binding:
  • Hardback
  • Pages:
  • 196
  • Published:
  • July 7, 2020
  • Dimensions:
  • 152x229x0 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 453 g.
Delivery: 2-3 weeks
Expected delivery: December 12, 2024

Description of The Discourse of Desperation

This book discusses how the poor and desperate in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries mobilised their linguistic resources in pursuit of vital pragmatic goals, drawing on three corpora of letters written by the poor.

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