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Letters As Loot

A Sociolinguistic Approach to Seventeenth- and Eighteenth-Century Dutch

Letters As Loot( )
Author: Rutten, Gijsbert
van der Wal, Marijke J.
Series title:Advances in Historical Sociolinguistics Ser.
ISBN:978-90-272-0081-5
Publication Date:Jan 2014
Publisher:John Benjamins Publishing Company
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:AUD $225.95
Book Description:

The study of letter writing is at the heart of the historical-sociolinguistic enterprise. Private letters, in particular, offer an unprecedented view on language history. This book presents an in-depth study of the language of letters focussing on a unique collection of Dutch private letters from the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, which comprises letters from the lower, middle and upper ranks, written by men as well as women. The book discusses the key issues of formulaic...
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