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Språkets makt och mångfald

På svenska

Author

Editor

  • Jakob Christensson

Summary, in English

This chapter surveys intellectual attitudes to language and linguistical expression in 18th century Sweden. The constitutive function of class and gender is studied, as well as the use of gestures.

Publishing year

2007

Language

Swedish

Pages

248-277

Publication/Series

Signums svenska kulturhistoria. Gustavianska tiden.

Document type

Book chapter

Publisher

Bokförlaget Signum

Topic

  • History of Ideas

Keywords

  • sexolect
  • gestures
  • sociolect
  • dialect
  • History of Swedish language
  • orality

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISBN: 978-91-87896-84-2