31.2334, Books: You Talkin' To Me?: White

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Subject: 31.2334, Books: You Talkin' To Me?: White

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Date: Tue, 21 Jul 2020 22:34:08
From:  Oxford University Press [HumanitiesMarketing at oup.com]
Subject: You Talkin' To Me?: White

 


Title: You Talkin' To Me? 
Subtitle: The Unruly History of New York English 
Series Title: The Dialects of North America  

Publication Year: 2020 
Publisher: Oxford University Press
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Book URL: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/you-talkin-to-me-9780190657215?utm_source=linguistlist&utm_medium=listserv&utm_campaign=linguistics 


Author: E.J. White

Hardback: ISBN:  9780190657215 Pages: 320 Price: U.S. $ 19.95


Abstract:

In "You Talkin' to Me?", E.J. White explores the hidden history of English in
New York City -- a history that encompasses social class, immigration,
culture, economics, and, of course, real estate. She tells entertaining
stories of New York's most famous characters, streets, and cultural
institutions, from Broadway to the newspaper office to the department store,
illuminating a new dimension of the city's landscape. Full of little-known
facts -- C-3PO was originally written to have a New York accent; West Side
Story was originally going to be East Side Story, about Jewish and Christian
New Yorkers; and "confidence man" started in reference to a specific New York
City criminal --the book will delight lovers of language and history alike.

The history of English in New York is deeply intertwined with the story of a
famous city trying to develop its own identity. White's account engages issues
of class and social difference; the invisible barriers that separate insiders
from outsiders; the war between children who fit in and their parents who do
not; and the struggle of being both an immigrant to the city and a New Yorker.
Following language from The Bowery to The Bronx, "You Talkin' to Me?" offers a
fascinating account of how language moves and changes-and a new way of
understanding the language history, not only of New York, but of the United
States.
 



Linguistic Field(s): Historical Linguistics
                     Sociolinguistics


Written In: English  (eng)

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http://linguistlist.org/pubs/books/get-book.cfm?BookID=143494




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