Table of Contents: Letter writing as a social practice /

Other Authors:	Barton, David,
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub., ©2000.
Series:	Studies in written language and literacy, v. 9
Subjects:	Letter writing > Social aspects > English-speaking countries. Written communication > Social aspects > English-speaking countries. English letters > History and criticism. English language > Rhetoric. Letter writing > History. Correspondance > Aspect social > Pays anglophones. Communication écrite > Aspect social > Pays anglophones. Lettres (Genre littéraire) anglaises > Histoire et critique. Anglais (Langue) > Rhétorique. Correspondance anglaise > Histoire. REFERENCE > Etiquette. English letters. Letter writing. Letter writing > Social aspects. Written communication > Social aspects. Briefwisseling. English-speaking countries.
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Table of Contents:

LETTER WRITING AS A SOCIAL PRACTICE; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Table of contents; CHAPTER 1. Introduction; CHAPTER 2. Letters and the Social Grounding of Differentiated Genres; CHAPTER 3. The Familiar Letter and Social Refinement in America, 1750-1800; CHAPTER 4. Letter Writing in a Cornish Community in the 1790s; CHAPTER 5. English Pauper Letters 1800-34, and the English Language; CHAPTER 6. The Materiality of Letter Writing: A nineteenth century perspective; CHAPTER 7. Letter-Writing Instruction in 19th Century Schools in the United States.