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A conventional wisdom among creolists is that creole is a sociohistorical term only: that creole languages share a particular history entailing adults rapidly acquiring a language usually under conditions of subordination, but that structurally they are... [ More...]
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A survey of the quirks and quandaries of the English language, this work focuses on its strange and wonderful grammar. Delving into provocative topics and more, "Our Magnificent Bastard Language" distills hundreds of years of fascinating lore into one... [ More...]
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There are approximately 6,000 languages on Earth today, each a descendant of the tongue first spoken by Homo sapiens some 150,000 years ago. While laying out how languages mix and mutate over time, a noted linguistics professor argues that language is a... [ More...]
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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,... [ More...]
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Why do so many black students still perform so badly in school? McWhorter concludes that racism's ugliest legacy is the disease of defeatism that infects black America. He explores the main components of this virus with the aim of eradicating an epidemic... [ More...]
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"New York Times"-bestselling author and renowned linguist McWhorter explores the complicated and fascinating world of languages. He celebrates the history and curiosities of languages around the world and smashes our assumptions about "correct" grammar.
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JOHN McWHORTER challenges an enduring paradigm among linguists in this provocative exploration of the origins of plantation creole. Using a wealth of data — linguistic, sociolinguistic, historical — he proposes that the "limited access model" of... [ More...]
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"New York Times"-bestselling author and renowned linguist McWhorter explores the complicated and fascinating world of languages. He celebrates the history and curiosities of languages around the world and smashes our assumptions about "correct" grammar.
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