The Resource The prodigal tongue : the love-hate relationship between American and British English, Lynne Murphy
The prodigal tongue : the love-hate relationship between American and British English, Lynne Murphy
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- Summary
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- "An American linguist teaching in England explores the sibling rivalry between British and American English. "If Shakespeare were alive today, he'd sound like an American." "English accents are the sexiest." "Americans have ruined the English language." "Technology means everyone will have to speak the same English." 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?"--
- "An American linguist teaching in England explores the sibling rivalry between British and American English"--
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 360 pages
- Contents
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- The Queen's English, corrupted
- The wrong end of the bumbershoot: stereotypes and getting things wrong
- Separated by a common language?
- America: saving the English language since 1607
- More American, more Ænglisc?
- Logical nonsense
- Lost in translation
- The standard bearers
- The prognosis
- Beyond Britain and America
- Isbn
- 9780143131106
- Label
- The prodigal tongue : the love-hate relationship between American and British English
- Title
- The prodigal tongue
- Title remainder
- the love-hate relationship between American and British English
- Statement of responsibility
- Lynne Murphy
- Title variation
- Love-hate relationship between American and British English
- Subject
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- English language -- Social aspects -- Great Britain
- English language -- Social aspects -- United States
- English language -- Usage
- English language -- Variation -- Great Britain
- English language -- History
- LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Linguistics | General
- LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Linguistics | Historical & Comparative
- LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Reference
- English language -- Variation -- United States
- English language -- Psychological aspects
- Language
- eng
- Summary
-
- "An American linguist teaching in England explores the sibling rivalry between British and American English. "If Shakespeare were alive today, he'd sound like an American." "English accents are the sexiest." "Americans have ruined the English language." "Technology means everyone will have to speak the same English." 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?"--
- "An American linguist teaching in England explores the sibling rivalry between British and American English"--
- Assigning source
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- Provided by publisher
- Provided by publisher
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Murphy, M. Lynne
- Dewey number
- 427/.9
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- PE2808
- LC item number
- .M87 2018
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- English language
- English language
- English language
- English language
- English language
- English language
- English language
- LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES
- LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES
- LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES
- Label
- The prodigal tongue : the love-hate relationship between American and British English, Lynne Murphy
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- The Queen's English, corrupted -- The wrong end of the bumbershoot: stereotypes and getting things wrong -- Separated by a common language? -- America: saving the English language since 1607 -- More American, more Ænglisc? -- Logical nonsense -- Lost in translation -- The standard bearers -- The prognosis -- Beyond Britain and America
- Control code
- ocn994316083
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Extent
- 360 pages
- Isbn
- 9780143131106
- Lccn
- 2017057417
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)994316083
- Label
- The prodigal tongue : the love-hate relationship between American and British English, Lynne Murphy
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- The Queen's English, corrupted -- The wrong end of the bumbershoot: stereotypes and getting things wrong -- Separated by a common language? -- America: saving the English language since 1607 -- More American, more Ænglisc? -- Logical nonsense -- Lost in translation -- The standard bearers -- The prognosis -- Beyond Britain and America
- Control code
- ocn994316083
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Extent
- 360 pages
- Isbn
- 9780143131106
- Lccn
- 2017057417
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)994316083
Subject
- English language -- Social aspects -- Great Britain
- English language -- Social aspects -- United States
- English language -- Usage
- English language -- Variation -- Great Britain
- English language -- History
- LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Linguistics | General
- LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Linguistics | Historical & Comparative
- LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Reference
- English language -- Variation -- United States
- English language -- Psychological aspects
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