The studies presented in this volume concentrate on aspects of Late Modern English correspondence in the usage of individuals belonging to different social clas

The past few decades have witnessed an unprecedented surge of interest in the language of the Late Modern English period. Late Modern English: Novel Encounters

In recent years there has been a renewed interest in correspondence both as a literary genre and as cultural practice, and several studies have appeared, mainly

Papers presented at the 3rd International Conference on Late Modern English, held at the University of Leiden in 2007.

Jane Austen's private language is rarely studied, yet her letters are a linguistic goldmine. This sociolinguistic study analyses the grammar, spelling, and voca