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040			_bspa _cBJBSDDR
041			_aeng
050			_aLB 14.6 _bM478m 2012
082			_a370
100	1		_aMcWhorter, John, _bV _d1965- _q(John Hamilton),
130			_aThe Great Courses
245	1	0	_aMyths, lies, and half-truths of language usage : _bTranscript book / _cJohn McWhorter.
260			_aChantilly, Virginia : _bThe Teaching Company, _c2012.
300			_avi, 435 pages ; _c19 cm
440			_aGreat courses (DVD). _pLiterature & language
490			_aThe Great courses
500			_aCourse no. 2212. The length of each lecture is: ca. 30 min. The entire program consists of 36 lectures.
500			_a"Topic: Literature & language; subtopic: Linguistics
505			_a Alarm over the decay of English -- Surprises in the ancestry of Old English -- Not exactly Anglo-Saxon -- Don't forget the Celtic connection -- From insider language to Lingua Franca -- English as easy German -- The Viking conquest of English -- How the words of modern English emerged -- Black English-- the streamlining continues -- Honored conceits of blackboard grammar -- Pronoun fashions come and go -- Wrong then, proper now-- and vice versa -- A procession of accidents and fossils -- The pursuit of logic in language -- Clarity as the logic of language -- 20th-century fashions from Strunk & White -- The kinds of grammar you don't hear about -- Linguists uncovering grammar we all use -- Speech versus writing-- different languages -- Speechmaking-- from oratory to plain speaking -- The old and new styles of writing -- Got poetry? Language with spice -- Why texting is misunderstood -- The living past and future of English.
520			_aIs English broken? Do bad grammar, slang, and illogical constructions signal a decline in standards of usage? Do e-mail and text messages corrupt the art of writing? In short, is our language going to the dogs? Taught by acclaimed linguist, author, and Professor John McWhorter of Columbia University, this course dispels the cloud of confusion that clings to English, giving you a crystal-clear view of why we use it the way we do and where it fits into the diverse languages of the world. After completing these 24 lectures, you will think about how you use English in a new way, listen to others with discernment and fascination, and take joy in speaking such a wonderfully idiosyncratic tongue.
650		0	_96087 _aEducation.
650		0	_96088 _aTeaching.
650		4	_91877 _aEducación
650		4	_96089 _aEnseñanza
650		4	_96309 _aLinguística histórica
650		4	_96401 _aLenguaje y lenguas en la literatura
650		4	_96308 _aLingüística
710	2		_96101 _aTeaching Company
730		2	_aThe Great Courses _96091
830			_aThe Great Courses _96091
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