The emergence of standard English
- 作者: Fisher, John H.
- 出版: Lexington : University Press of Kentucky 1996.
- 稽核項: 1 online resource (208 pages).
- 標題: English language History. , Langue. , Anglais (Langue) , Officials and employeesLanguage. , Great Britain History -- House of Lancaster, 1399-1461. , FonctionnairesLangue. , England. Court of Chancery. , Anglais (Langue) Normalisation. , Great Britain , Language policy. , FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY , Great Britain Officials and employees -- Language. , English language. , English language Middle English, 1100-1500 -- Standardization. , Standardization. , Politique linguistique Grande-Bretagne -- Histoire. , Grande-Bretagne Fonctionnaires -- Langue. , English language Middle English, 1100-1500 -- History. , History. , Chaucer, Geoffrey, m. 1400 Langue. , Grande-Bretagne , Anglais (Langue) 1100-1500 (Moyen anglais) -- Normalisation. , Anglais (Langue) 19e siècle -- Normalisation. , England. Court of Chancery History. , Language policy , Grande-Bretagne Histoire -- 1399-1461 (Maison de Lancastre) , Employees , Engels. , Language. , English language , England. , Standaardtaal. , Politique linguistique , Histoire. , Electronic books. , Grande-Bretagne Histoire. , FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY Old & Middle English. , History , Language and languages. , Language policy Great Britain -- History. , Angleterre. Court of Chancery Histoire. , Old & Middle English. , Chaucer, Geoffrey, , English language Standardization. , Histoire , Officiële taal. , Chaucer, Geoffrey, -1400 Language. , Anglais (Langue) 1100-1500 (Moyen anglais) -- Histoire. , Employees Language. , English language 19th century -- Standardization. , Great Britain. , Great Britain History. , Normalisation. , Angleterre. , Chaucer, Geoffrey, -1400.
- ISBN: 0813148464 , 9780813148465
- ISBN: 0813119359 , 9780813119359 , 0813108527 , 9780813108520
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- 附註: Includes bibliographical references and index. Introduction -- A language policy for Lancastrian England -- Chancery and the emergence of standard written english -- European chancelleries and the rise of standard languages -- Animadversions on the text of Chaucer -- Chaucer's french: a metalinguistic inquiry -- Piers Plowman and chancery tradition -- Caxton and chancery english -- The history of received pronunciation.
- 摘要: "In these nine essays Fisher chronicles his gradual realization that Standard English was not a popular evolution at all but was the direct result of political decisions made by the Lancastrian administrations of Henry IV and Henry V - decisions intended to validate their usurpation of the English throne from Richard II and to create a new sense of nationalism. To achieve this standardization and acceptance of the vernacular, these kings turned to their Chancery scribes, who were responsible for writing and copying legal and royal documents." "Henry IV and V also made special use of authors in their promotion of English as the national language, and Chaucer played a central role in this language planning. None of Chaucer's writings, nor those of any English author, had been copied and circulated before Henry IV's accession in 1399. Once the Lancastrians decided to elevate English to the level of a national language, and thus to replace the French and Latin that had previously been the standard language of government and letters, they looked for appropriate models to disseminate." "Chaucer, a relative of the king and a superb writer in the vernacular, began to be labeled as an ideal master of language, and it was Henry V who inspired the fifteenth-century tradition of citing Chaucer as the "maker" of English. Even more important to linking language development to the government establishment, however, is the fact that Chaucer himself composed in the English of the Chancery scribes."--Jacket.
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Language scholars have traditionally agreed that the development of the English language was largely unplanned. John H. Fisher challenges this view, demonstrating that the standardization of writing and pronunciation was, and still is, made under the control of political and intellectual forces. In these essays Fisher chronicles his gradual realization that Standard English was not a popular evolution at all but was the direct result of political decisions made by the Lancastrian administrations of Henry IV and Henry V. To achieve standardization and acceptance of the vernacular, these kings turned to their Chancery scribes, who were responsible for writing and copying legal and royal documents. Chaucer, a relative of the king, began to be labeled by the government as a master of the language, and it was Henry V who inspired the fifteenth-century tradition of citing Chaucer as the "maker" of English. An even more important link between language development and government practice is the fact that Chaucer himself composed in the English of the Chancery scribes. Fisher discusses the development of Chancery practices, royal involvement in promoting use of the vernacular, Chaucer's use of English, Caxton's use of Chancery Standard, and the nineteenth-century phenomenon of a standard, or "received," pronunciation of English. This engaging and clearly written work will change the way scholars understand the development of English and think about the intentional shaping of our language.
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