Author: Robert ClaibornePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Our Marvelous Native Tongue
Author: Robert ClaibornePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
The Life & Times of the English Language
Author: Robert ClairborneOur Marvelous Native Tongue
Author: Robert ClaibornePublisher: Crown
ISBN:
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
Recounts a history of the English language from its Indo-European origins to the present.
Learning One's Native Tongue
Author: Tracy B. StrongPublisher:
ISBN: 022662322X
Category : Citizenship
Languages : en
Pages : 342
Book Description
"Tracy Strong explores the development of the concept of American citizenship and of what it means to belong to this country, beginning with the Puritans in the 17th century and continuing to the present day. He examines in detail the conflicts over what citizenship means as reflected in the writings and speeches of America's leading thinkers and leaders ranging from John Winthrop and Roger Williams, to Thomas Jefferson, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass, and Franklin Roosevelt, among others who have participated in our cultural and political debates. We see how the requirements and demands of citizenship have been discussed and better understand how groups are defined into and out of the American nation"--
Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue
Author: John H. McWhorterPublisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9781592403950
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
Why do we say "I am reading a catalog" instead of "I read a catalog"? Why do we say "do" at all? Is the way we speak a reflection of our cultural values? Delving into these provocative topics and more, author McWhorter distills hundreds of years of lore i
The Treasure of Our Tongue
Author: Lincoln Kinnear BarnettPublisher: New York : Knopf
ISBN:
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 362
Book Description
One of Us
Author: Geoffrey Galt HarphamPublisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 9780226316963
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
Joseph Conrad has traditionally been seen as a master - a master mariner, master storyteller, master of the secrets of the human heart, master of fictional technique. Recently, however, these compliments have given way to charges that Conrad is complicit in the various masteries associated with racism, imperialism, and the patriarchy. In this book, Geoffrey Galt Harpham inquires not only into Conrad's work and reputation, but also into the idea of mastery as such.
The Life of Language
Author: Sol SteinmetzPublisher: Random House Reference
ISBN: 0307496465
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 397
Book Description
If time travelers from the nineteenth century dropped in on us, our strange vocabulary would shock them just as much as our TVs, cars, and computers. Society changes, and so does its word stock. The Life of Language reveals how pop culture, business, technology, and other forces of globalization expand and enrich the English language, forming thousands of new words every year. In this fascinating and jargon-free guide, lexicographers Kipfer and Steinmetz reconstruct the births of thousands of words, including infantries, poz, mobs, Soho, dinks, choo choos, frankenfoods, LOL, narcs and perps. · A word lover’s guide to etymology, written in a fun, informal, and accessible style · An excellent resource for vocabulary building; a word's root helps readers understand its meaning · Beautifully packaged paperback with French flaps From the Trade Paperback edition.
Verbivore's Feast: Second Course
Author: Chrysti Mueller SmithPublisher: Farcountry Press
ISBN: 1560375302
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 385
Book Description
In this companion edition to her popular Verbivore's Feast, Chrysti the Wordsmith, host of the much-loved radio show of the same name, once again examines the evolution and history of the English language, using the odd expressions and cliches that pepper it. Exploring words such as lollygag and quack, and phrases ranging from break a leg to shake a stick and from Adam's apple to trip the light fantastic, Chrysti the Wordsmith uncovers the fascinating stories about their origins.
Verbivore's Feast
Author: Chrysti Mueller SmithPublisher: Farcountry Press
ISBN: 1560375280
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 442
Book Description
What led to the expression "let the cat out of the bag"? Why do we call blondes "towheads"? For Pete's sake, what is a fangle? In this humorous and engaging collection of word origins and histories, the famed host of the Chrysti the Wordsmith series (heard on Yellowstone Public Radio, Montana Public Radio, Montana State University's KGLT-FM, and Armed Forces Radio and Television Service) shares the stories behind the words. This irresistible medley is a must for word lovers everywhere.