Talking Back, Talking Black (eBook)

Truths About America's Lingua Franca

John McWhorter (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2016
192 Seiten
Bellevue Literary Press (Verlag)
978-1-942658-21-4 (ISBN)

Infos

"e;Superb."e; -Steven Pinker"e;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 breeziness is the source of the book's considerable charm."e; -New Yorker"e;Talking Back, Talking Black is [McWhorter's] case for the acceptance of black English as a legitimate American dialect. . . . He ably and enthusiastically breaks down the mechanics."e; -New York Times Book ReviewLinguists have been studying Black English as a speech variety for years, arguing to the public that it is different from Standard English, not a degradation of it. Yet false assumptions and controversies still swirl around what it means to speak and sound "e;black."e; In his first book devoted solely to the form, structure, and development of Black English, John McWhorter clearly explains its fundamentals and rich history while carefully examining the cultural, educational, and political issues that have undermined recognition of this transformative, empowering dialect.Talking Back, Talking Black takes us on a fascinating tour of a nuanced and complex language that has moved beyond America's borders to become a dynamic force for today's youth culture around the world.John McWhorter teaches linguistics, Western civilization, music history, and American studies at Columbia University. A New York Times best-selling author and TED speaker, he is a columnist for CNN.com, a regular contributor to the Atlantic, a frequent guest on CNN and MSNBC, and the host of Slate's language podcast, Lexicon Valley. His books on language include The Power of Babel; Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue; Words on the Move; Talking Back, Talking Black; and The Creole Debate.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 19.12.2016
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Sprachwissenschaft
• Schlagworte: aae • aave • academia • academics • Accent • Achievement Gap • African American • African American Culture • African American English • African American History • African American literature • African American Studies • African American Vernacular English • American education • american english • American History • American South • American Vernacular • blaccent • Black • black american • black culture • Black English • Black English Vernacular • Black lives matter • Civil Rights • Code • code switching • Communication • Contemporary • controversial speech • Controversy • Culture • Dialect • Diglossia • Discrimination • Diversity • ebonics • Education • English • English Language • Equal Rights • Fight for Equality • grammar • Hip Hop • History • how people talk • Identity • Identity politics • idioms • Inequality • John McWhorter • language • language evolution • Linguist • Linguistics • Literacy • minstrel • nigga • Nigger • Nonfiction • offensive speech • PC • politically correct • Politics • Pop culture • popular linguistics • popular nonfiction • profanity • Pronunciation • Public schools • Public speaking • Race • Race relations • Racism • Rap • Slang • Slavery • slaves • Social Class • Society • Sociolinguistics • sounds black • Southern Culture • Southern speech • Speaking • speaking black • Speech • speech patterns • Standard English • stereotypes • Talk • Teachers • Teaching • Teaching English • Vernacular • Words • Youth Culture
• ISBN-10: 1-942658-21-4 / 1942658214
• ISBN-13: 978-1-942658-21-4 / 9781942658214