Scouse: A Social and Cultural History

by Tony Crowley

Book Overview

Nowhere in Britain is more closely associated with a form of language than Liverpool. Yet the history of language in Liverpool has been obscured by misrepresentation and myth-making and narratives of Liverpool's linguistic past have scarcely done justice to the rich, complex and fascinating history which produced it. Scouse: A Social and Cultural History presents a ground-breaking and iconoclastic account which challenges many of the forms of received...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1846318408
• ISBN13: 9781846318405
• Release Date: September 2012
• Publisher: Liverpool University Press
• Length: 190 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.1"