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Word on the Street: Debunking the Myth of "Pure" Standard English
John Mcwhorter, Ph.D., John McWhorter
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| #710361 in Books | Basic Books | 2001-01 | 2001-01-23 | Ingredients: Example Ingredients | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 9.00 x.75 x6.00l,.90 | File type: PDF | 300 pages | ||3 of 3 people found the following review helpful.| Excellent book for anyone interested in linguistics and language|By R. Allbri|I believe that every thinking person should read this book (or one a lot like it). As a linguist myself, I love how John has made accessible the ideas of language ideology for the layperson. So much of our research goes unknown by non-linguists that our ideas come as a surprise (and sometimes a shock)||"Word on the Street is one of the best books ever written on language and public affairs." -- Steven Pinker, author of The Language Instinct and Words and Rules|About the Author|
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Though there is a contingent of linguists who fight the fact, our language is always changing--not only through slang, but sound, syntax, and words' meanings as well. Debunking the myth of "pure" standard English, tackling controversial positions, and eschewing politically correct arguments, linguist John McWhorter considers speech patterns and regional accents to demonstrate just how the changes do occur. Wielding reason and humor, McWhorter ultimately explains why...
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