Figures of Speech: Six Histories of Language and Identity in the Age of Revolutions, Paperback/Tim Cassedy

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Description Tim Cassedy\'s fascinating study examines the role that language played at the turn of the nineteenth century as a marker of one\'s identity. During this time of revolution (U.S., French, and Haitian) and globalization, language served as a way to categorize people within a world that appeared more diverse than ever. Linguistic differences, especially among English-speakers, seemed to validate the emerging national, racial, local, and regional identity categories that took shape in this new world order. Focusing on six eccentric characters of the time--from the woman known as "Princess Caraboo" to wordsmith Noah Webster--Cassedy shows how each put language at the center of their identities and lived out the possibilities of their era\'s linguistic ideas. The result is a highly entertaining and equally informative look at how perceptions about who spoke what language--and how they spoke it--determined the shape of communities in the British American colonies and beyond. This engagingly written story is sure to appeal to historians of literature, culture, and communication; to linguists and book historians; and to general readers interested in how ideas about English developed in the early United States and throughout the English-speaking world. About the Author Tim Cassedy is assistant professor of English at Southern Methodist University. He lives in Dallas, Texas.