{"product_id":"the-grammar-of-empire-in-eighteenth-century-british-writing-0521021553","title":"The Grammar of Empire in Eighteenth-Century British Writing","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0521021553\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sorensen, Janet\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis study explores the complex role of language as an instrument of empire in eighteenth-century British literature. Focusing on the relationship between England and one of its \"Celtic colonies,\" Scotland, Janet Sorensen examines how the expansion of the British empire influenced the formation of a national standard English. The book demonstrates the ambivalence at the heart of British linguistic identity, moving from a close analysis of Scottish writers Alexander MacDonald, Adam Smith, Hugh Blair, and Tobias Smollett to a revised understanding of the language use of Samuel Johnson and Jane Austen.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51942106300704,"sku":"NEW0521021553","price":54.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/the-grammar-of-empire-in-eighteenth-century-british-writing-0521021553","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}