Speaking American :: a history of English in the United States /
"When did English become American? What distinctive qualities made it American? What role have America's democratizing impulses, and its vibrantly heterogeneous speakers, played in shaping our language and separating it from the mother tongue? A wide-ranging account of American English, Ri...
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Zusammenfassung: | "When did English become American? What distinctive qualities made it American? What role have America's democratizing impulses, and its vibrantly heterogeneous speakers, played in shaping our language and separating it from the mother tongue? A wide-ranging account of American English, Richard Bailey's Speaking American investigates the history and continuing evolution of our language from the sixteenth century to the present. The book is organized in half-century segments around influential centers: Chesapeake Bay (1600-1650), Boston (1650-1700), Charleston (1700-1750), Philadelphia (1750-1800), New Orleans (1800-1850), New York (1850-1900), Chicago (1900-1950), Los Angeles (1950-2000), and Cyberspace (2000-present). Each of these places has added new words, new inflections, new ways of speaking to the elusive, boisterous, ever-changing linguistic experiment that is American English. Freed from British constraints of unity and propriety, swept up in rapid social change, restless movement, and a thirst for innovation, Americans have always been eager to invent new words, from earthy frontier expressions like "catawampously" (vigorously) and "bung-nipper" (pickpocket), to West African words introduced by slaves such as "goober" (peanut) and "gumbo" (okra), to urban slang such as "tagging" (spraying graffiti) and "crew" (gang). Throughout, Bailey focuses on how people speak and how speakers change the language. The book is filled with transcripts of arresting voices, precisely situated in time and space: two justices of the peace sitting in a pumpkin patch trying an Indian for theft; a crowd of Africans lounging on the waterfront in Philadelphia discussing the newly independent nation in their home languages; a Chicago gangster complaining that his pocket had been picked; Valley Girls chattering; Crips and Bloods negotiating their gang identities in LA; and more. Speaking American explores--and celebrates--the endless variety and remarkable inventiveness that have always been at the heart of American English."--Provided by publisher |
Beschreibung: | 1 online resource (xviii, 207 pages) |
Bibliographie: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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spelling | Bailey, Richard W. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80005182 Speaking American : a history of English in the United States / Richard W. Bailey. New York : Oxford University Press, ©2012. 1 online resource (xviii, 207 pages) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. Introduction -- Chesapeake Bay, before 1650 -- Boston, 1650-1700 -- Charleston, 1700-1750 -- Philadelphia, 1750-1800 -- New Orleans, 1800-1850 -- New York, 1850-1900 -- Chicago, 1900-1950 -- Los Angeles, 1950-2000 -- Epilogue. "When did English become American? What distinctive qualities made it American? What role have America's democratizing impulses, and its vibrantly heterogeneous speakers, played in shaping our language and separating it from the mother tongue? A wide-ranging account of American English, Richard Bailey's Speaking American investigates the history and continuing evolution of our language from the sixteenth century to the present. The book is organized in half-century segments around influential centers: Chesapeake Bay (1600-1650), Boston (1650-1700), Charleston (1700-1750), Philadelphia (1750-1800), New Orleans (1800-1850), New York (1850-1900), Chicago (1900-1950), Los Angeles (1950-2000), and Cyberspace (2000-present). Each of these places has added new words, new inflections, new ways of speaking to the elusive, boisterous, ever-changing linguistic experiment that is American English. Freed from British constraints of unity and propriety, swept up in rapid social change, restless movement, and a thirst for innovation, Americans have always been eager to invent new words, from earthy frontier expressions like "catawampously" (vigorously) and "bung-nipper" (pickpocket), to West African words introduced by slaves such as "goober" (peanut) and "gumbo" (okra), to urban slang such as "tagging" (spraying graffiti) and "crew" (gang). Throughout, Bailey focuses on how people speak and how speakers change the language. The book is filled with transcripts of arresting voices, precisely situated in time and space: two justices of the peace sitting in a pumpkin patch trying an Indian for theft; a crowd of Africans lounging on the waterfront in Philadelphia discussing the newly independent nation in their home languages; a Chicago gangster complaining that his pocket had been picked; Valley Girls chattering; Crips and Bloods negotiating their gang identities in LA; and more. Speaking American explores--and celebrates--the endless variety and remarkable inventiveness that have always been at the heart of American English."--Provided by publisher Print version record. English language United States History. English language Variation United States. English language United States Grammar. English language United States Usage. Americanisms. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85004429 Anglais (Langue) États-Unis Histoire. Anglais (Langue) Variation États-Unis. Anglais (Langue) États-Unis Grammaire. Anglais (Langue) États-Unis Idiotismes. LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES General. bisacsh Americanisms fast English language fast English language Grammar fast English language Usage fast English language Variation fast United States fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJtxgQXMWqmjMjjwXRHgrq History fast has work: Speaking American (Text) https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCFHHjwMDDRR4qTc68XDdHC https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/hasWork Print version: 9780195179347 019517934X (DLC) 2011011042 FWS01 ZDB-4-EBA FWS_PDA_EBA https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=413728 Volltext |
spellingShingle | Bailey, Richard W. Speaking American : a history of English in the United States / Introduction -- Chesapeake Bay, before 1650 -- Boston, 1650-1700 -- Charleston, 1700-1750 -- Philadelphia, 1750-1800 -- New Orleans, 1800-1850 -- New York, 1850-1900 -- Chicago, 1900-1950 -- Los Angeles, 1950-2000 -- Epilogue. English language United States History. English language Variation United States. English language United States Grammar. English language United States Usage. Americanisms. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85004429 Anglais (Langue) États-Unis Histoire. Anglais (Langue) Variation États-Unis. Anglais (Langue) États-Unis Grammaire. Anglais (Langue) États-Unis Idiotismes. LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES General. bisacsh Americanisms fast English language fast English language Grammar fast English language Usage fast English language Variation fast |
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title | Speaking American : a history of English in the United States / |
title_auth | Speaking American : a history of English in the United States / |
title_exact_search | Speaking American : a history of English in the United States / |
title_full | Speaking American : a history of English in the United States / Richard W. Bailey. |
title_fullStr | Speaking American : a history of English in the United States / Richard W. Bailey. |
title_full_unstemmed | Speaking American : a history of English in the United States / Richard W. Bailey. |
title_short | Speaking American : |
title_sort | speaking american a history of english in the united states |
title_sub | a history of English in the United States / |
topic | English language United States History. English language Variation United States. English language United States Grammar. English language United States Usage. Americanisms. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85004429 Anglais (Langue) États-Unis Histoire. Anglais (Langue) Variation États-Unis. Anglais (Langue) États-Unis Grammaire. Anglais (Langue) États-Unis Idiotismes. LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES General. bisacsh Americanisms fast English language fast English language Grammar fast English language Usage fast English language Variation fast |
topic_facet | English language United States History. English language Variation United States. English language United States Grammar. English language United States Usage. Americanisms. Anglais (Langue) États-Unis Histoire. Anglais (Langue) Variation États-Unis. Anglais (Langue) États-Unis Grammaire. Anglais (Langue) États-Unis Idiotismes. LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES General. Americanisms English language English language Grammar English language Usage English language Variation United States History |
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