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Colonial Voices : A Cultural History of English in Australia, 1840-1940
by Damousi, Joy
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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- ISBN 10
- 0521516315
- ISBN 13
- 9780521516310
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About This Item
Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2010. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. xii, 316pp. Black and white illustrations. In black cloth-covered boards with gilt titles on spine (boards strong, clean, sharp and square). Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. In its original dust jacket (very slight bump along upper edges. Explores the role of language in the greater civilising project of the British Empire and in doing so offers a pioneering contribution to cultural history and the history of English in Australia.
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- Title
- Colonial Voices : A Cultural History of English in Australia, 1840-1940
- Author
- Damousi, Joy
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New As New
- Jacket Condition
- As New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0521516315
- ISBN 13
- 9780521516310
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Place of Publication
- Cambridge, UK
- Date Published
- 2010
- Keywords
- languages, English language, dialects, Australia, Empire, Linguistics
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
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