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Author McWhorter, John H.

Title Doing our own thing : the degradation of language and music and why we should, like, care / John McWhorter.

Publication Info. New York : Gotham Books, [2003]
©2003
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 Canton Public Library - Adult Department  427.973 MCWHORTER    Check Shelf
 Newington, Lucy Robbins Welles Library - Adult Department  427.973 MCWHORTER    Check Shelf
 Southington Library - Adult  427.973 MCW    Check Shelf
 West Hartford, Noah Webster Library - Non Fiction  427.973 MCWHORTER    Check Shelf
Description xxiv, 279 pages ; 24 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-266) and index.
Contents People just talk : speech versus writing -- Mere rhetoric : the decline of oratory -- "Got marjoram?" or why I don't have any poetry -- Rather too colloquial for elegance: written English takes it light -- What happened to us? or play that funky music, white folks -- La la la through a new lens : music talks to America.
Subject English language -- Variation -- United States.
Popular music -- United States -- History and criticism.
English language -- Written English -- United States.
English language -- Spoken English -- United States.
English language -- Social aspects -- United States.
English language -- United States -- Usage.
Language and culture -- United States.
English language -- United States.
ISBN 1592400167 (acid-free paper)
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