Spreading the Word Language and Dialect in America

Name: Spreading the Word Language and Dialect in America
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ISBN: 9780325001982

ISBN-10: 0325001987

ISBN-13: 9780325001982

Edition: 2000

Authors: John McWhorter

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McWhorter's book is a very well-written, entertaining look at language. . . . Teachers willing to spend just a couple hours with the book will find a great deal of information important to their work. - English Journal The idea that there is one "best" English is so intuitively plausible and so relentlessly inculcated in us that it is only natural to attempt to uphold this "Standard" among our students. Our error is in thinking that anything that deviates from this Standard is wrong. In Spreading the Word, linguist John McWhorter proves that these nonstandard dialects are not bastardizations of Standard English, but alternate variations upon the basic plan of English, of which the Standard…

Book details

List price: $23.20
Copyright year: 2000
Publisher: Heinemann
Publication date: 1/14/2000
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 96
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.22" tall
Weight: 0.286
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Introduction



"I Hear So Much Bad Grammar These Days"



It's Just Slang, Isn't It?



"They Just Mix Them Up!"



The Linguistic Rain Forest


Further Reading


Index