Learning languages in early modern England /

In the early-modern period, the English language was practically unknown outside of Britain and Ireland, so the English who wanted to travel and trade with the wider world had to become language-learners. John Gallagher explores who learned foreign languages in this period, how they did so, and what...

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Main Author: Gallagher, John, 1987- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2019.
Edition:First edition.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:In the early-modern period, the English language was practically unknown outside of Britain and Ireland, so the English who wanted to travel and trade with the wider world had to become language-learners. John Gallagher explores who learned foreign languages in this period, how they did so, and what they did with the competence they acquired.
Physical Description:1 online resource (274 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780192574930
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