Talking proper the rise of accent as social symbol - Mugglestone, Lynda (Oxford Clarendon Press, 1997)
Keywords: English language -- Standardization -- History -- 19th century. -- Great Britain; English language -- Social aspects -- History -- 19th century. -- Great Britain; English language -- Spoken English -- History -- 19th century. -- Great Britain; English language -- Accents and accentuation. -- 19th century; English language -- Variation. -- 19th century; Social classes -- History -- 19th century. -- Great Britain; Speech and social status -- History -- 19th century. -- Great Britain; Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 19th century