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- catalog abstract "In The Word on the Street, John McWhorter reveals our American English in all its variety, beauty, and expressiveness. Debunking the myth of a "pure" standard English, he considers the speech patterns and accents of many regions and ethnic groups in the U.S. and demonstrates how language evolves. He takes up the tricky question of gender-neutral pronouns. He dares to ask, "Should we translate Shakespeare?" Focusing on whether how our children speak determines how they learn, he presents the controversial Ebonics debate in light of his research on dialects and creoles. The Word on the Street frees us to truly speak our minds. It is John McWhorter's answer to William Safire, transformed here into everybody's Aunt Lucy, who insists on correcting our grammar and making us feel slightly embarrassed about our everyday use of the language. ("To whom," she will insist, and "don't split your infinitives!") He reminds us that we'd better accept the fact that language is always changing - not only slang, but sound, syntax, and words' meanings - and get on with the business of communicating effectively with one another. --From publisher's description.".
- catalog contributor b10967892.
- catalog created "c1998.".
- catalog date "1998".
- catalog date "c1998.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1998.".
- catalog description "In The Word on the Street, John McWhorter reveals our American English in all its variety, beauty, and expressiveness. Debunking the myth of a "pure" standard English, he considers the speech patterns and accents of many regions and ethnic groups in the U.S. and demonstrates how language evolves. He takes up the tricky question of gender-neutral pronouns. He dares to ask, "Should we translate Shakespeare?" Focusing on whether how our children speak determines how they learn, he presents the controversial Ebonics debate in light of his research on dialects and creoles. The Word on the Street frees us to truly speak our minds. It is John McWhorter's answer to William Safire, transformed here into everybody's Aunt Lucy, who insists on correcting our grammar and making us feel slightly embarrassed about our everyday use of the language. ("To whom," she will insist, and "don't split your infinitives!") He reminds us that we'd better accept the fact that language is always changing - not only slang, but sound, syntax, and words' meanings - and get on with the business of communicating effectively with one another. --From publisher's description.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 273-281) and index.".
- catalog description "The heart of the matter : lava lamps and language -- Natural seasonings : the linguistic melting pot -- Leave your language alone : the "speech error" hoax -- In centenary honor of Mark H. Liddell : the Shakespearean tragedy -- Missing the nose on our face : pronouns and the feminist revolution -- Black English : is you is or is you ain't a language? -- An African language in north Philadelphia? : Black English and the mother continent -- Dialect in the headlines : Black English in the classroom? -- Afterword : as we travel on.".
- catalog extent "viii, 294 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Word on the street.".
- catalog identifier "0306459949".
- catalog isFormatOf "Word on the street.".
- catalog issued "1998".
- catalog issued "c1998.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : Plenum Trade,".
- catalog relation "Word on the street.".
- catalog spatial "United States.".
- catalog subject "420/.973 21".
- catalog subject "African Americans Language.".
- catalog subject "African Americans Languages.".
- catalog subject "Americanisms.".
- catalog subject "Black English.".
- catalog subject "English language Social aspects United States.".
- catalog subject "English language Spoken English United States.".
- catalog subject "English language United States.".
- catalog subject "English language Variation United States.".
- catalog subject "Language and culture United States.".
- catalog subject "PE2808.8 .M39 1998".
- catalog tableOfContents "The heart of the matter : lava lamps and language -- Natural seasonings : the linguistic melting pot -- Leave your language alone : the "speech error" hoax -- In centenary honor of Mark H. Liddell : the Shakespearean tragedy -- Missing the nose on our face : pronouns and the feminist revolution -- Black English : is you is or is you ain't a language? -- An African language in north Philadelphia? : Black English and the mother continent -- Dialect in the headlines : Black English in the classroom? -- Afterword : as we travel on.".
- catalog title "The word on the street : fact and fable about American English / John McWhorter.".
- catalog type "text".