Word On The Street: Debunking The Myth Of A Pure Standard EnglishThough 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 we must embrace these changes, ultimately revealing our American English in all its variety, expressiveness, and power. |
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Debunking The Myth Of A Pure Standard English John Mcwhorter. change operating in any language ... language: “man” alone was guma, but if you saw a man, then you ... separate words at an earlier stage in the language. For example, the ending ...
Debunking The Myth Of A Pure Standard English John Mcwhorter. change operating in any language ... language: “man” alone was guma, but if you saw a man, then you ... separate words at an earlier stage in the language. For example, the ending ...
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... speaking the language split into two groups. Often this has happened when one subgroup has split off to migrate elsewhere. In situations like these, the language will continue changing among both groups—because language always changes ...
... speaking the language split into two groups. Often this has happened when one subgroup has split off to migrate elsewhere. In situations like these, the language will continue changing among both groups—because language always changes ...
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... language situation, five branches of Latin evolved so far from one another that they became separate languages. As we saw, however, this change is an incremental process, and thus is a matter of degree. In many cases, a language has ...
... language situation, five branches of Latin evolved so far from one another that they became separate languages. As we saw, however, this change is an incremental process, and thus is a matter of degree. In many cases, a language has ...
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Debunking The Myth Of A Pure Standard English John Mcwhorter. Nottingham, then the English of the gameskeeper in Lady Chatterley's Lover would sound smooth and elegant to us, and the language ... separate words like is and not! The answer is ...
Debunking The Myth Of A Pure Standard English John Mcwhorter. Nottingham, then the English of the gameskeeper in Lady Chatterley's Lover would sound smooth and elegant to us, and the language ... separate words like is and not! The answer is ...
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... separate language. Most Italian immigrants to the United States came from these regions, and this is why ItalianAmericans' older relatives are more likely to say “manigawt” than the standard manicotti and “rihgawt” instead of ricotta ...
... separate language. Most Italian immigrants to the United States came from these regions, and this is why ItalianAmericans' older relatives are more likely to say “manigawt” than the standard manicotti and “rihgawt” instead of ricotta ...
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