The Prodigal Tongue: The Love-Hate Relationship Between American and British English
- 作者
- 出版社 Penguin Books
- 出版时间 2018年4月
- ISBN 0143131109 或 9780143131106
- 定价 75.00
内容简介
AnAmericanlinguistteachinginEnglandexploresthesiblingrivalrybetweenBritishandAmericanEnglish“IfShakespearewerealivetoday,he’dsoundlikeanAmerican.”“Englishaccentsarethesexiest.”“AmericanshaveruinedtheEnglishlanguage.”“TechnologymeanseveryonewillhavetospeakthesameEnglish.”SuchclaimsabouttheEnglishlanguageareoftenrepeatedbutrarelyexamined.ProfessorLynneMurphyisonthelinguisticfrontline.InTheProdigalTonguesheexploresthefictionandrealityofthespecialrelationshipbetweenBritishandAmericanEnglish.ByexaminingthecausesandsymptomsofAmericanVerbalInferiorityComplexanditsflipside,BritishVerbalSuperiorityComplex,Murphyunravelstheprejudices,stereotypesandinsecuritiesthatshapeourattitudestoourownlanguage.Withgreathumo(u)randnewinsights,LynneMurphylooksatthesocial,politicalandlinguisticforcesthathavedrivenAmericanandBritishEnglishindifferentdirections:howAmericansgotfromcentretocenter,whyBritishaccentsaregrowingawayfromAmericanones,andwhatdifferentthingswemeanwhenwesayestate,frown,ormiddleclass.Isanyonewinningthiswarofthewords?WillYanksandBritseverreallyunderstandeachother?
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