Linguistics - Sociolinguistics
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Speaking American: How Y’All, Youse, and You Guys Talk: A Visual Guide
$17.99 Read moreFrom the creator of the New York Times dialect quiz that ignited conversations about how and why we say the words we say, a stunning and delightful exploration of American language.
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- Author: Katz, Josh
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: September 01 2020
- ISBN10: 0358359937
- Language: English
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Spoken Soul: The Story of Black English
$17.95 Add to cartIn Praise of Spoken Soul: The Story of Black English
“Spoken Soul brilliantly fills a huge gap. . . . a delightfully readable introduction to the elegant interweave between the language and its culture
- Author: Rickford, John Russell
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: December 01 2000
- ISBN10: 0471399574
- Language: English
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How to Keep Your Language Alive: A Commonsense Approach to One-On-One Language Learning
$18.00 Add to cartAmid worldwide accounts of dying languages, author Leanne Hinton and a group of dedicated language activists are doing something about it: they have created a master-apprentice language program, a one
- Author: Hinton, Leanne
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: May 01 2002
- ISBN10: 1890771422
- Language: English
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Spanglish: The Making of a New American Language
$16.99 Add to cartWith the release of the census figures in 2000, Latino America wasanointed the future driving force of American culture. The emergence of Spanglish as a form of communication is one of the more influe
- Author: Stavans, Ilan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 274
- Publish Date: August 03 2004
- ISBN10: 0060087765
- Language: English
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Like, Literally, Dude: Arguing for the Good in Bad English
$30.00 Read more“With easygoing authority… [Fridland] offers context, and a welcoming spirit, to the many contentious realignments in our language.”–The Wall Street Journal
“Smart and funny–I loved it!” –Mignon- Author: Fridland, Valerie
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: April 18 2023
- ISBN10: 0593298322
- Language: English
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Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism
$30.00 Add to cart“One of those life-changing reads that makes you see– or, in this case, hear–the whole world differently.” –Megan Angelo, author of Followers
The author of the widely praised Wordslut analyzes the s
- Author: Montell, Amanda
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: June 15 2021
- ISBN10: 0062993151
- Language: English
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Nine Nasty Words: English in the Gutter: Then, Now, and Forever
$18.00 Add to cartThe New York Times bestseller now in paperback. One of the preeminent linguists of our time examines the realms of language that are considered shocking and taboo in order to understand what imbues cu
- Author: McWhorter, John
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: October 10, 2023
- ISBN10: 0593421388
- Language: English
