How Long to Read English Fiction and the Evolution of Language, 1850-1914

How Long Does it Take to Read English Fiction and the Evolution of Language, 1850-1914?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 15 minutes to read English Fiction and the Evolution of Language, 1850-1914 by Will Abberley

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Victorian science changed language from a tool into a natural phenomenon, evolving independently of its speakers. Will Abberley explores how science and fiction interacted in imagining different stories of language evolution. Popular narratives of language progress clashed with others of decay and degeneration. Furthermore, the blurring of language evolution with biological evolution encouraged Victorians to re-imagine language as a mixture of social convention and primordial instinct. Abberley argues that fiction by authors such as Charles Kingsley, Thomas Hardy and H. G. Wells not only reflected these intellectual currents, but also helped to shape them. Genres from utopia to historical romance supplied narrative models for generating thought experiments in the possible pasts and futures of language. Equally, fiction that explored the instinctive roots of language intervened in debates about language standardisation and scientific objectivity. These textual readings offer new perspectives on twenty-first-century discussions about language evolution and the language of science.

How long is English Fiction and the Evolution of Language, 1850-1914?

English Fiction and the Evolution of Language, 1850-1914 by Will Abberley is 248 pages long, and a total of 63,984 words.

This makes it 84% the length of the average book. It also has 78% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read English Fiction and the Evolution of Language, 1850-1914 Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 49 minutes to read English Fiction and the Evolution of Language, 1850-1914 aloud.

What Reading Level is English Fiction and the Evolution of Language, 1850-1914?

English Fiction and the Evolution of Language, 1850-1914 is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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