The Prodigal Tongue

Author : Lynne Murphy
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2018-04-10
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781524704889

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The Prodigal Tongue by Lynne Murphy Pdf

CHOSEN BY THE ECONOMIST AS A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR An American linguist teaching in England explores the sibling rivalry between British and American English “English accents are the sexiest.” “Americans have ruined the English language.” Such claims about the English language are often repeated but rarely examined. Professor Lynne Murphy is on the linguistic front line. In The Prodigal Tongue she explores the fiction and reality of the special relationship between British and American English. By examining the causes and symptoms of American Verbal Inferiority Complex and its flipside, British Verbal Superiority Complex, Murphy unravels the prejudices, stereotypes and insecurities that shape our attitudes to our own language. With great humo(u)r and new insights, Lynne Murphy looks at the social, political and linguistic forces that have driven American and British English in different directions: how Americans got from centre to center, why British accents are growing away from American ones, and what different things we mean when we say estate, frown, or middle class. Is anyone winning this war of the words? Will Yanks and Brits ever really understand each other?

Author : Mark Abley
Publisher : Vintage Canada
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2011-04-20
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780307368249

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The Prodigal Tongue by Mark Abley Pdf

The Prodigal Tongue takes a look at the wild, wacky and sometimes baffling road our language–English and others–is taking in its evolution. Where in the world will it end up?! Mark Abley, author of Spoken Here, has created an entertaining and informative exploration of the way that languages–English, Japanese, French, Arabic and other major tongues–are likely to transform and be transformed by their speakers during the twenty-first century. Grammar and vocabulary are just the beginning; more importantly, this book is about people. In places like Los Angeles, Tokyo, Singapore and Oxford, Abley encounters hip-hop performers and dictionary makers, bloggers and translators, novelists and therapists. He talks to a married couple who were passionately corresponding online before they met in “meatspace.” And he listens to teenagers, puzzling out the words they coin in chatrooms and virtual worlds. Everywhere he goes, he asks what the future is likely to hold for the ways we communicate. Abley balances a traditional concern for honesty and accuracy in language with an untraditional delight in newly minted expressions. Lively, evocative, passionate and playful, this is a book for everyone who cherishes the words we use.

Author : LYNNE. MURPHY
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1786074974

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PRODIGAL TONGUE by LYNNE. MURPHY Pdf

Author : Mark Abley
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2018-10-30
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781501172298

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Watch Your Tongue by Mark Abley Pdf

Phrases, idioms, and clichés—why do we say the things we say? Watch Your Tongue explores weird and wonderful everyday sayings and what they reveal about us. Do you ever wonder why you shouldn’t have a cow but you should seize a bull by its horns? Who has the better reputation in language—cats or dogs? Do you sometimes feel that our speech is all smoke and mirrors or that our expressions simply make no sense? In Watch Your Tongue, award-winning author Mark Abley explores the phrases, idioms, and clichés of our everyday language. With wit and subtle wisdom, he unravels the mysteries of these expressions, illuminating the history, tradition and stories behind everything we say. Pulling examples from Shakespeare’s plays to sports team names, ancient Rome to Twitter, Abley shares samples and anecdotes of the eccentric ways that we play with, parse, and pattern language. Why do so many companies use fruit for their brand names? What do politicians mean when they say they’re going to “drain the swamp”? Why does English use chickens to signify cowardice? Abley dives into the history and psychology behind these examples and countless others, unpacking their significance (and sheer absurdity) to show how our language developed, where it is headed, and what we can learn about ourselves from it. Whimsically illustrated, easily browsable, and full of catchy sidebars, Watch Your Tongue celebrates how we amuse ourselves with words and what our sayings reveal about the way we see the world.

Author : Eustace Clare Grenville Murray
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1880
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OXFORD:590706849

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The prodigal daughter, by Mark Hope by Eustace Clare Grenville Murray Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Database searching
ISBN : STANFORD:36105133697602

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Searcher by Anonim Pdf

Author : Lelia Hardin Bugg
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1898
Category : Electronic
ISBN : HARVARD:HN1UIF

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The Prodigal's Daughter, and Other Tales by Lelia Hardin Bugg Pdf

Author : John Bartlett
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1072 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1880
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UCSC:32106014428129

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The Shakespeare Phrase Book by John Bartlett Pdf

Author : Charles Coleman Finlay
Publisher : Pyr
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2005-06-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1591023130

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The Prodigal Troll by Charles Coleman Finlay Pdf

The Prodigal Troll is a tale of a human child raised by a band of mythological creatures that is both hysterical and moving. When Lord Gruethrist's castle is laid under siege by an invading baron, he sends a trusted knight and nursemaid off with his infant son. Their escape across a wilderness landscape populated by fantastic creatures and torn by war takes unexpected turns until the baby is finally adopted by a mother troll grieving for her own lost child. Christened "Maggot" by a hostile stepfather, the human boy grows up amid the crude but democratic trolls until he leaves the band to rediscover the world of humankind. But the world of man is a complex and capricious place. Maggot must master its strange ways if he is to survive... let alone win the heart and hand of the Lady Portia. Finlay's society of trolls are unlike any you've ever read before, and his matriarchal medieval world, pitted as they are against an analog of Native American tribesmen, provides a rich setting for many poignant social and political insights. From the Trade Paperback edition.

Author : Frank Barrett
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1882
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OXFORD:600064308

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A Prodigal's Progress by Frank Barrett Pdf

Author : Ben Jonson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 600 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1875
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UVA:X004762683

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The Works of Ben Ionson by Ben Jonson Pdf

Author : Ben Jonson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 596 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1875
Category : Electronic
ISBN : EHC:148100200293U

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The Works: with Notes Critical and Explanatory and a Biographical Memoir by Ben Jonson Pdf

Author : Ben Jonson,William Gifford
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 600 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1875
Category : Electronic
ISBN : HARVARD:HWEXEF

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Every man out of his humour ; Cynthia's revels ; The poetaster by Ben Jonson,William Gifford Pdf

Author : Ben Jonson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 930 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1869
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BL:A0021806774

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The works of Ben Jonson. With a biographical memoir, by William Gifford. A new edition by Ben Jonson Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 534 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Canada
ISBN : STANFORD:36105132659389

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Canadian Geographic by Anonim Pdf