Learning Languages in Early Modern England


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In the early-modern period, the English language was practically unknown outside of Britain and Ireland, so the English who wanted to travel and trade with the wider world had to become language-learners. John Gallagher explores who learned foreign languages in this period, how they did so, and what they did with the competence they acquired.













Current Issues in Late Modern English


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




The Antiquary


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