| Description |
1 online resource (24 video files (approximately 720 min.)) : sd., col. |
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digital rda |
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video file rda |
| Series |
The great courses, literature & language, linguistics |
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Great courses (DVD). Literature & language.
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| Contents |
Episode 1 Alarm over the Decay of English Episode 2 Surprises in the Ancestry of Old English Episode 3 Not Exactly Anglo Episode 4 Don't Forget the Celtic Connection Episode 5 From Insider Language to Lingua Franca Episode 6 English as Easy German Episode 7 The Viking Conquest of English Episode 8 How the Words of Modern English Emerged Episode 9 Black English Episode 10 Honored Conceits of Blackboard Grammar Episode 11 Pronoun Fashions Come and Go Episode 12 Wrong Then, Proper Now Episode 13 A Procession of Accidents and Fossils Episode 14 The Pursuit of Logic in Language Episode 15 Clarity as the Logic of Language Episode 16 20th Century Fashions from Strunk & White Episode 17 The Kinds of Grammar You Don't Hear About Episode 18 Linguists Uncovering Grammar We All Use Episode 19 Speech versus Writing Episode 20 Speechmaking Episode 21 The Old and New Styles of Writing Episode 22 Got Poetry? Language with Spice Episode 23 Why Texting Is Misunderstood Episode 24 The Living Past and Future of English. |
| Access |
Digital content provided by hoopla. |
| Performer |
Professor John McWhorter, Columbia University. |
| Summary |
In Myths, Lies, and Half-Truths of Language Usage, an acclaimed linguist, Professor John McWhorter, dispels the cloud of confusion that clings to English and gives you a crystal-clear view of why we use it the way we do. Throughout these 24 lectures, you'll discover the true answers to these and other questions that continue to perplex us all: Is English, as a language, in crisis? |
| Audience |
Not rated. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Subject |
English language -- History.
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Historical linguistics.
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Linguistics.
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| Added Author |
Walz, Laura, producer.
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Leven, Jon, director.
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Allen, Jim, director.
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McWhorter, John H., speaker.
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hoopla digital.
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| Music No. |
MWT12229314 |
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