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2003011487 |
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DLC |
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030522s2003 nyu b 001 0 eng |
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2003011487 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
1592400167 (acidfree paper) |
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DLC |
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DLC |
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DLC |
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EY8Z |
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| Classification number |
PE2808.8 |
| Item number |
.M38 2003 |
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| Classification number |
427/.973 |
| Edition number |
21 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
McWhorter, John H. |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
Doing our own thing : |
| Remainder of title |
the degradation of language and music and why we should, like, care / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. |
John McWhorter. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. |
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| Place of publication, distribution, etc. |
New York : |
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Gotham Books, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. |
c2003. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
xxiv, 279 p. ; |
| Dimensions |
24 cm. |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
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| Bibliography, etc. note |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 255-266) and index. |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
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| Formatted contents note |
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. |
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Publisher description: In Doing Our Own Thing, critically acclaimed linguist and cultural critic John McWhorter traces the precipitous decline of language in contemporary America, arguing persuasively that casual, everyday speech has conquered the formal in all arenas, from oratory to poetry to everyday journalism-and has even had dire consequences for our musical culture. McWhorter argues that the swift and startling change in written and oral communication emanated from the countercultural revolution of the 1960s and its ideology that established forms and formality were autocratic and artificial. While acknowledging that the evolution of language is in and of itself inevitable and often benign, he warns that the near-total loss of formal expression in America is unprecedented in modern history, and has reached a crisis point in our culture in which our very ability to convey ideas and arguments effectively is gravely threatened. By turns compelling and harrowing, passionate and judicious, Doing Our Own Thing is required reading for all concerned about the state of our language-and the future of intellectual life in America. |
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English language |
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Variation |
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United States. |
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4110 |
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Popular music |
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United States |
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History and criticism. |
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English language |
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Written English |
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United States. |
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English language |
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Spoken English |
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United States. |
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4125 |
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English language |
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Social aspects |
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United States. |
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4124 |
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English language |
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United States |
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Usage. |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Language and culture |
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United States. |
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English language |
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United States. |
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2444 |
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