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Woke Racism
How a New Religion has Betrayed Black America
Häftad, 2022
158 kr
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People of good will on both the left and the right are secretly asking themselves the same question: how has the conversation on race gone so crazy?Bestselling author and acclaimed linguist John McWhorter argues that an illiberal neoracism, disguised as antiracism, is hurting black communities and …
Woke Racism
How a New Religion Has Betrayed Black America
Inbunden, 2021
281 kr
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER New York Times bestselling author and acclaimed linguist John McWhorter argues that an illiberal neoracism, disguised as antiracism, is hurting Black communities and weakening the American social fabric. Americans of good will on both the left and the right are secretly …
Nine Nasty Words
Häftad, 2023
188 kr
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The New York Times bestseller now in paperback. One of the preeminent linguists of our time examines the realms of language that are considered shocking and taboo in order to understand what imbues curse words with such power--and why we love them so much. Profanity has always been a deliciously …
The Power of Babel
A Natural History of Language
Häftad, 2003
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250 kr
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Language Interrupted
Signs of Non-Native Acquisition in Standard Language Grammars
E-bok, 2007
1133 kr
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Foreigners often say that English language is "easy." A language like Spanish is challenging in its variety of verb endings (the verb speak is conjugated hablo, hablas, hablamos ), and gender for nouns, whereas English is more straight forward (I speak, you speak, we speak). But linguists generally …
Language Interrupted
Signs of Non-Native Acquisition in Standard Language Grammars
Inbunden, 2007
1771 kr
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Foreigners often say that English language is "easy." A language like Spanish is challenging in its variety of verb endings (the verb speak is conjugated hablo, hablas, hablamos), and gender for nouns, whereas English is more straight forward (I speak, you speak, we speak). But linguists generally …
Language Interrupted
Signs of Non-Native Acquisition in Standard Language Grammars
E-bok, 2007
1133 kr
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Foreigners often say that English language is "easy." A language like Spanish is challenging in its variety of verb endings (the verb speak is conjugated hablo, hablas, hablamos ), and gender for nouns, whereas English is more straight forward (I speak, you speak, we speak). But linguists generally …
Missing Spanish Creoles
Recovering the Birth of Plantation Contact Languages
Inbunden, 2000
771 kr
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John McWhorter challenges an enduring paradigm among linguists in this provocative exploration of the origins of plantation creoles. Using a wealth of data--linguistic, sociolinguistic, historical--he proposes that the "limited access model" of creole genesis is seriously flawed. That model …
Word On The Street
Debunking The Myth Of A Pure Standard English
Häftad, 2001
304 kr
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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, and eschewing politically correct arguments, …
Authentically Black
E-bok, 2003
245 kr
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The critically acclaimed book from the bestselling author of Losing the Race and The Power of Babel John McWhorter is one of the most original and provocative thinkers on the issue of race in America today. In Authentically Black McWhorter argues that although African-Americans stress hard work and …
Winning the Race
Beyond the Crisis in Black America
E-bok, 2005
147 kr
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In his first major book on the state of black America since the New York Times bestseller Losing the Race , John McWhorter argues that a renewed commitment to achievement and integration is the only cure for the crisis in the African-American community. Winning the Race examines the roots of the …
Words on the Move
Why English Won't - and Can't - Sit Still (Like, Literally)
Häftad, 2017
275 kr
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"If you want to hate on new developments in English, you should at least understand why. With a combination of linguistic erudition and ready wit, John McWhorter takes us on a tour of a thousand years of the history of English, showing how language change is natural, unavoidable, and fascinating." …
All about the Beat
Why Hip-Hop Can''t Save Black America
E-bok, 2008
78 kr
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The bestselling commentator, hailed for his frank and fearless arguments on race, imparts a scathing look at the hypocrisy of hip-hop—and why its popularity proves that black America must overhaul its politics. One of the most outspoken voices in America’s cultural dialogues, John McWhorter can …
Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue
The Untold History of English
E-bok, 2008
147 kr
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A survey of the quirks and quandaries of the English language, focusing on our strange and wonderful grammar 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 …
Power Of Babel
A Natural History of Language
E-bok, 2011
125 kr
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There can be few subjects of such widespread interest and fascination to anyone who reads as the strange ways of languages. In this wonderfully entertaining and fascinating book, John McWhorter introduces us to 'the natural history of language': from Russonorsk, a creole of Russian and Norwegian …
Doing Our Own Thing
The Degradation of Language and Music and Why We Should, Like, Care
E-bok, 2011
147 kr
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Once languages become written, they change. Only in writing does language develop the artfulness and richness that we associate with a Shakespeare, a Proust or a Whitman. Yet over the last forty years, the English-language has effectively gone into reverse - taking our lead from America and the …
Words on the Move
Why English Won''t - and Can''t - Sit Still (Like, Literally)
E-bok, 2016
174 kr
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Uncover the Fascinating Evolution of the English Language In Words on the Move , bestselling linguist John McWhorter takes us on a lively tour of how the English language is evolving before our eyes -- and why we should embrace this transformation and not fight it. Language is always changing, and …
Jeffersons - A fresh look back featuring episodic insights, interviews, a peek behind-the-scenes, and photos
Av Elva Diane Green, John McWhorter
Häftad, 2022
318 kr
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Jeffersons - A fresh look back featuring episodic insights, interviews, a peek behind-the-scenes, and photos (hardback)
Av Elva Diane Green, John McWhorter
Inbunden, 2022
440 kr
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Talking Back, Talking Black
Truths About America's Lingua Franca
Häftad, 2018
241 kr
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“Superb.” —Steven Pinker“An explanation, a defense, and, most heartening, a celebration. . . . McWhorter demonstrates the ‘legitimacy’ of Black English by uncovering its complexity and sophistication, as well as the still unfolding journey that has led to its creation. . . . [His] intelligent …
