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Chargement... Language A to Zpar John McWhorter
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. McWhorter's quick A-Z guide through a few of interesting and odd aspects of language is always fun, although is incredible wealth of knowledge and irrrelevant asides almost become annoying at times. But learning the origin of the term spinster alone is worth the price of admission (free on Hoopla.) Also, I should mention that it's an odd Great Course not just for the length of its episodes (less than 20 minutes) but for its use of animation. We only see McWhorter in monochrome as part of the opening titles of each episode. ( ) I really like John McWhorter. His "Great Courses" video Language Families of the World was outstanding and I gave it 4**** while noting that his slightly cornpone humor wasn't always to my own taste. In Language A to Z, though, the cornpone goes too over the top and relies on a rapid-fire delivery combined with lengthy and convoluted sentences that remind me just a slight bit of Henry James. Now I happen to be one of those perhaps oddballs who think James is the greatest American writer, but that's writing, not speech, and McWhorter's A to Z delivery is just too difficult to follow, even when accompanied by close-captioning. I may get around to The Story of Human Language, available free of charge on my Great Courses Plus (now Wondrium) subscription; and I definitely want to get to Understanding Linguistics, available only on the Great Courses at a very high price but which I acquired some time ago on a special discount. aucune critique | ajouter une critique
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"With more than 6,000 languages spoken around the world, it's no wonder that linguistics, the study of language, has a reputation for being complex and inaccessible. But here's a secret: There's a lot that's quirky and intriguing about how human language works--and much of it is downright fun to learn about. Every day, linguists ponder and try to solve some of the most intriguing scientific, historical, and sociological puzzles behind the inner workings of language--how it emerged, how it evolved, how it's used, and where it's going in the future. What's the deal with slang like "baby mama" and "LOL"-- where does it come from and can it actually be OK to use? Why don't English speakers use words like "thou" and "thee" anymore? What makes "mama" and "papa" the first words spoken by children in many languages? These and other curious questions (and their surprising answers) are all part of what makes linguistics a field of study that's anything but dry and dull" -- Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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