The voice of the child in American literature : linguistic approaches to fictional child language / Mary Jane Hurst.

First book-length study of the child figure in American fiction; also offers the first comprehensive examination of the language of children in literature. Considers the significance of the child characters and their speech.

Bibliographic Details

Online Access:	Full Text (via Internet Archive)
Main Author:	Hurst, Mary Jane, 1952-
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Lexington, Ky. : University Press of Kentucky, ℗♭1990.
Subjects:	American literature > History and criticism. Language and languages in literature. Children in literature. Speech in literature. Children > Language. American literature. Criticism, interpretation, etc.