In this witty, informative look at the winners and losers in the great game of new-word creation, Metcalf shows how to spin syllabic straw into linguistic gold.
In this year-by-year review of intriguing words that have shaped America, words that have been contributed to the English language from the settlement in Jamestown in 1750 through 1998 are analyzed and discussed in historical context. 25 photos & line drawings.
Drawing on a wide variety of sources, Metcalf examines both how the presidents have spoken to the American public and how the American public has wanted its presidents to speak.
Metcalf presents a fascinating and entertaining tour of the world's contributions to the English language--from Tahiti to Tibet. 30 photos & line drawings.
For courses arranged around or including the preparation of the traditional research paper, Research to the Point introduces students to the essence of research: forming a hypothesis and finding evidence to confirm or deny it. Professor Metcalf postulates that unity and coherence come from a single sentence (the hypothesis) that is tested by ...
In short, delightful essays, a professor of English explains the key features that make American speech so expressive and distinct. With chapters on ethnic dialects and dialects in the movies, the author reveals the resplendence of one of our nation's greatest natural resources--its endless and varied talk.
Where are you when people · go to the coast instead of the beach · tote things as well as carry them · wait on line instead of in line · get groceries in a paper sack instead of a paper bag · say things like ?The baby needs picked up? and ?The car needs washed? · eat solid rectangular doughnuts that are also called beignets · ...
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