Reposted by Liam Cini O'Dwyer
Dr Simon Coffey examines the establishment of English as an esteemed and reputable language, looking back at its advocates and the forewarning of 'inkhorning'. Read at: kclpure.kcl.ac.uk/portal/en/pu...
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‘That Grammar grudge not our English tong’. Linguistic nationalism in early modern England and the discursive shift from apologia to assertion
T1 - ‘That Grammar grudge not our English tong’. Linguistic nationalism in early modern England and the discursive shift from apologia to assertion