Language and the Grand Tour: Linguistic Experiences of Travelling in Early Modern Europe

by Arturo Tosi

The Grand Tour was the classical continental trip to France and Italy, undertaken by young aristocratic men in early modern Europe, ostensibly for educational purposes. Using amusing stories and vivid quotations collected from travellers' writings, Arturo Tosi charts the rise of modern vernaculars and the standardisation of European languages. The travellers' writings provide a valuable source of information about language contact, and illuminate...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1108487270
• ISBN13: 9781108487276
• Release Date: May 2020
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 318 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.5" x 9.1"