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Author Kinzler, Katherine D., author.

Title How you say it : why you talk the way you do and what it says about you / Katherine D. Kinzler.

Publication Info. Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2020.
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 Avon Free Public Library - Adult Department  306.81 KINZLER    Check Shelf
 Berlin-Peck Memorial Library - Non Fiction  302.224 KINZLER    Check Shelf
 Berlin-Peck Memorial Library - Non Fiction  302.224 KINZLER    DUE 03-17-23 Billed
 New Britain, Main Library - Non Fiction  302.2 KIN    Check Shelf
 Simsbury Public Library - Non Fiction  302.224 KINZLER    Check Shelf
 West Hartford, Noah Webster Library - Non Fiction  306.44 KINZLER    Check Shelf
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Description xvi, 230 pages ; 24 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [190]-223) and index.
Contents Introduction: It's not what you say -- How you speak is who you are -- Native tongues -- How language divides us -- Deep talk -- Little bigots? -- On the basis of speech -- A linguistics revolution -- Afterword: It's not [crossed out] what you say.
Summary "We gravitate toward people like us; it's human nature. Race, class, and gender affect this social identity, but one overlooked factor can be even more powerful: the way we speak. As pioneering psychologist Katherine Kinzler reveals in How You Say It, that's because our speech largely reflects the voices we heard as children. We can change how we speak to some extent, whether by "code-switching" between dialects or learning a new language. But for the most part we are forever marked by our native tongue-and are hardwired to prejudge others by theirs, often with serious consequences. Your accent alone can determine the economic opportunity or discrimination you encounter in life, making speech one of the most urgent social-justice issues of our day. Ultimately, Kinzler shows, our linguistic differences can also be a force for good. For her research reveals that exposure to different languages is beneficial-a paradox that hints at the benefits we can reap from mastering this ancient source of tribalism"-- Provided by publisher.
Subject Language and languages -- Variation.
Linguistic change -- Social aspects.
Languages in contact.
Second language acquisition.
Sociolinguistics.
Language and languages -- Variation. (OCoLC)fst00992272
Languages in contact. (OCoLC)fst00992434
Linguistic change -- Social aspects. (OCoLC)fst00999169
Second language acquisition. (OCoLC)fst01110576
Sociolinguistics. (OCoLC)fst01123847
Other Form: Online version: Kinzler, Katherine D, How you say it Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2020. 9780544987425 (DLC) 2019049916
ISBN 9780544986558 (hardcover)
0544986555 (hardcover)
9780358172239
0358172233
9780358305248
0358305241
9780544987425 electronic book
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