The Density of Latinate Words in the Speeches of Jane Austen's Characters.

English has two main sources for words: German and Latin. Distinct from each other, they have polarized our language into high diction and low (‘diglossia’). Latinate words denote the intellectual world; Germanic words, the physical. Latinate words are indicators of status and education. Austen pain...

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Publicado en:	Literary & Linguistic Computing Vol. 16; no. 4; pp. 389 - 402
Autores principales:	DeForest, Mary, Johnson, Eric
Formato:	Artículo
Publicado:	Oxford University Press / USA Nov2001
Materias:	Latin language Classical languages Italic languages & dialects Speeches, addresses, etc. Characters of Jane Austen Literary characters
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