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Category Archives: letter writing
A linguistic close-reading of Jane Austen’s Letter 10
Ingrid Tieken-Boon van Ostade, Leiden University Centre for Linguistics “No new letters by Jane Austen have been found since the publication of the third edition in 1995,” Deirdre LeFaye concludes in her introduction to the fourth edition of Jane Austen’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Jane Austen, Jane Austen's language, Jane Austen's letters, OED
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On Late Modern American English
Just out: Ingrid Tieken-Boon van Ostade (University of Leiden), Acquiring epistolary literacy in nineteenth-century New England, published last Friday in Volume 16 of Token, A Journal of English Linguistics. Interested? You can read and download the article here.
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Alfred Wallis (1855-1942) and his letters
Not exactly Late Modern English, but interesting all the same! I’m giving a talk on his language use in the Kettle’s Yard letter collection on 18 April 2024 in Leiden from 2 to 5 pm, as part of the LUCL … Continue reading
Cassandra’s last wishes
Cassandra Elizabeth, Jane Austen’s sister (1773–1845), not only left a Will but also a private document in the form of a letter to her brother Charles, in which she specified who were to inherit her most prized personal possessions. The contents … Continue reading
Special issue on Third-Wave Historical Sociolinguistics
If you’re looking for anything to read during the Christmas recess period, here is something you’ll find interesting: a special issue of the International Journal of English Studies (23/2) entirely devoted to studies within the fairly new and burgeoning field … Continue reading
On Intra-writer Variation
Earlier this year, a book was published, edited by Markus Schiegg and Judith Huber, called Intra-Witer Variation in Historical Sociolinguistics (Lausanne etc.: Peter Lang, 2023). In includes a substantial number of papers on a variety of different languages and on … Continue reading
Frances Austin – a pioneer in historical sociolinguistics
Last week, we received an uncharacteristically early Christmas card from Frances Austin. But the card was not to wish us a merry Christmas: it was accompanied by a note from her nephew to say that she had died on 30 … Continue reading
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Workshop on Late Modern English (polite) letter writing
For those readers interested in LModE letter writing, sign up for this online masterclass: The (polite) letter writing in Late Modern Times. Registration is free!
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Late Modern English letters in the classroom
Last Friday, I taught a class of 11-year olds about Jane Austen and her letters. What an amazing experience it was. The occasion was the University of Leiden’s 444th birthday, for which a programme called “Meet the professor” was set … Continue reading
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Jane Austen’s Language …
… is the topic of this year’s Sample Lecture for English organised by the Leiden University Humanities Faculty on 15 April 2016. During this lecture you will learn why Jane Austen’s language (in addition to her novels) is of interest … Continue reading
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