Author: Lynne Murphy
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1524704881
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
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?
The Prodigal Tongue
Author: Lynne Murphy
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1524704881
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
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?
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1524704881
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
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?
Index to the British Catalogue of Books
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 446
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 446
Book Description
Subject Index of the Modern Books Acquired by the British Museum in the Years 1916-1920
Author: British Museum. Department of Printed Books
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Best books
Languages : en
Pages : 1040
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Best books
Languages : en
Pages : 1040
Book Description
Index to the Heralds' Visitations in the British Museum
Author: College of Arms (Great Britain)
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 138
Book Description
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 138
Book Description
Index to the British Catalogue of Books: 1837-1857. 1858
Author:
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Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 428
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 428
Book Description
The British Essayists: Lucubrations, or Winter evenings. General index
Author: Robert Lynam
Publisher:
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Category : English essays
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English essays
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
Great British Identity
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN: 9788492643356
Category : Design
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A selection of the most outstanding corporate identity design projects performed in Great Britain, together with their secrets and the personality behind each studio. No doubt this book offers a representative sample of the current British design panorama in the field of corporate identity design from studios such as Inventory Studio, Pentagram, Damien Poulin, Yatch Associates and Golden among others. A new book from the creators of Great British Pack and Great British Editorial.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9788492643356
Category : Design
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A selection of the most outstanding corporate identity design projects performed in Great Britain, together with their secrets and the personality behind each studio. No doubt this book offers a representative sample of the current British design panorama in the field of corporate identity design from studios such as Inventory Studio, Pentagram, Damien Poulin, Yatch Associates and Golden among others. A new book from the creators of Great British Pack and Great British Editorial.
List of Bibliographical Works in the Reading Room of the British Museum
Author: British Museum. Department of Printed Books
Publisher:
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Category : Bibliographical literature
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bibliographical literature
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
Bibliotheca Britannica; Or, A General Index to British and Foreign Literature
Author: Robert Watt
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 968
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 968
Book Description
Bibliotheca Britannica; Or a General Index to British and Foreign Literature: Authors
Author: Robert Watt
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 826
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 826
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