Author: New York City. Education, Department of
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : New York (NY)
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
Course of Study and Syllabus in Literature for Elementary Schools, Grades 1A-8B, as Adopted by the Board of Education, July 13, 1927
Author: New York City. Education, Department of
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : New York (NY)
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : New York (NY)
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
Municipal Reference Library Notes
You Talkin' To Me?
Author: E.J. White
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0190657235
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
From paddy wagon to rush hour, New York City has given us a number of our popular words and phrases, along the way fashioning a recognizable dialect all its own. Often imitated and just as often ridiculed, New York English has its own identity, imbued with the rich cultural history of (as New Yorkers tell it) the greatest city in the world. How did this unique language community develop, and how has it shaped the city as we know it today? In You Talkin' to Me?, E.J. White explores the hidden history of English in New York City -- a history that encompasses social class, immigration, culture, economics, and, of course, real estate. She tells entertaining stories of New York's most famous characters, streets, and cultural institutions, from Broadway to the newspaper office to the department store, illuminating a new dimension of the city's landscape. Full of little-known facts -- C-3PO was originally written to have a New York accent; West Side Story was originally going to be East Side Story, about Jewish and Christian New Yorkers; and "confidence man" started in reference to a specific New York City criminal --the book will delight lovers of language and history alike. The history of English in New York is deeply intertwined with the story of a famous city trying to develop its own identity. White's account engages issues of class and social difference; the invisible barriers that separate insiders from outsiders; the war between children who fit in and their parents who do not; and the struggle of being both an immigrant to the city and a New Yorker. Following language from The Bowery to The Bronx, You Talkin' to Me? offers a fascinating account of how language moves and changes-and a new way of understanding the language history, not only of New York, but of the United States.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0190657235
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
From paddy wagon to rush hour, New York City has given us a number of our popular words and phrases, along the way fashioning a recognizable dialect all its own. Often imitated and just as often ridiculed, New York English has its own identity, imbued with the rich cultural history of (as New Yorkers tell it) the greatest city in the world. How did this unique language community develop, and how has it shaped the city as we know it today? In You Talkin' to Me?, E.J. White explores the hidden history of English in New York City -- a history that encompasses social class, immigration, culture, economics, and, of course, real estate. She tells entertaining stories of New York's most famous characters, streets, and cultural institutions, from Broadway to the newspaper office to the department store, illuminating a new dimension of the city's landscape. Full of little-known facts -- C-3PO was originally written to have a New York accent; West Side Story was originally going to be East Side Story, about Jewish and Christian New Yorkers; and "confidence man" started in reference to a specific New York City criminal --the book will delight lovers of language and history alike. The history of English in New York is deeply intertwined with the story of a famous city trying to develop its own identity. White's account engages issues of class and social difference; the invisible barriers that separate insiders from outsiders; the war between children who fit in and their parents who do not; and the struggle of being both an immigrant to the city and a New Yorker. Following language from The Bowery to The Bronx, You Talkin' to Me? offers a fascinating account of how language moves and changes-and a new way of understanding the language history, not only of New York, but of the United States.
Notes - Municipal Reference and Research Center
Author: Municipal Reference and Research Center (New York, N.Y.)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cities and towns
Languages : en
Pages : 246
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cities and towns
Languages : en
Pages : 246
Book Description
Catalog of Government Publications in the Research Libraries
Author: New York Public Library. Economic and Public Affairs Division
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 692
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 692
Book Description
The National Union Catalog, Pre-1956 Imprints
Dictionary Catalog of the Research Libraries of the New York Public Library, 1911-1971
Author: New York Public Library. Research Libraries
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Library catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 608
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Library catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 608
Book Description
Course of Study in Reading for Elementary Schools, Grades 1A-6B
Course of Study in Composition for Elementary Schools, Grades 1A-8B
Author: New York (N.Y.). Education, Department of
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : New York (NY)
Languages : en
Pages : 113
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : New York (NY)
Languages : en
Pages : 113
Book Description
Course of Study in Reading for Elementary Schools, Grades 1A-6B, as Adopted by the Department of Education May 22, 1929
Author: New York (N.Y.). Education, Department of
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : New York (NY)
Languages : en
Pages : 38
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : New York (NY)
Languages : en
Pages : 38
Book Description