Doing our own thing : the degradation of language and music and why we should, like, care /
McWhorter, John H,
Doing our own thing : the degradation of language and music and why we should, like, care / [print] John McWhorter. - New York : Gotham Books, (c)2003. - xxiv, 279 pages ; 24 cm.
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.
2003011487
English language--Variation--United States.
Popular music--History and criticism.--United States
English language--Written English--United States.
English language--Spoken English--United States.
English language--Social aspects--United States.
Language and culture--United States.
English language--United States.
PE2808.M478.D656 2003 PE2808
Doing our own thing : the degradation of language and music and why we should, like, care / [print] John McWhorter. - New York : Gotham Books, (c)2003. - xxiv, 279 pages ; 24 cm.
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.
2003011487
English language--Variation--United States.
Popular music--History and criticism.--United States
English language--Written English--United States.
English language--Spoken English--United States.
English language--Social aspects--United States.
Language and culture--United States.
English language--United States.
PE2808.M478.D656 2003 PE2808