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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.

Publisher:

Gotham Books,

Copyright Date:

c2003

Description:

xxiv, 279 p. ; 24 cm.

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.
Anglais (Langue)--Variation--États-Unis.
Musique populaire--États-Unis--Histoire et critique.
Anglais (Langue)--États-unis--Anglais écrit.
Anglais (Langue)--États-Unis--Anglais parlé.
Anglais (Langue)--Aspect social--États-Unis.
Langage et culture--États-Unis.
Anglais (Langue)--États-Unis.
Omgangstaal.
Officiële taal.
Taalverandering.
Populaire muziek.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 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.

ISBN:

9781592400164 (acid-free paper)
1592400167 (acid-free paper)

LCCN:

2003011487

Locations:

BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UQAX771 -- Des Moines Area Community College Library - Ankeny (Ankeny)

PNAX964 -- Northeast Iowa Community College Library - Calmar (Calmar)

SAPG074 -- Cedar Falls Public Library (Cedar Falls)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

PTAX572 -- Stewart Memorial Library (Cedar Rapids)

ULAX314 -- Loras College Library (Dubuque)

URAX314 -- Clarke University - Nicholas J. Schrup Library (Dubuque)

MXPG943 -- Fort Dodge Public Library (Fort Dodge)

SOAX911 -- Simpson College - Dunn Library (Indianola)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

CAPH522 -- Iowa City Public Library (Iowa City)

PMAX975 -- Morningside University - Hickman-Johnson-Furrow Library (Sioux City)

LAPH975 -- Sioux City Public Library (Sioux City)

UVAX975 -- Western Iowa Tech Library (Sioux City)

HWAX074 -- Hawkeye Community College Library (Waterloo)

PQAX094 -- Wartburg College - Vogel Library (Waverly)

GEPG771 -- West Des Moines Public Library (West Des Moines)