Noah Webster and the standardization of sound
Early American writers believed that what they understood as “standard” English was necessary for the functioning and maintenance of the newly established nation. As a result, “standard” English was placed upon a metaphorical pedestal that “accent,” whether regional (within the nation) or foreign, t...
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Laboratoire d’Etudes et de Recherches sur le Monde Anglophone (LERMA)
2018-06-01
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| Online Access: | https://journals.openedition.org/erea/6096 |
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