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The story of English : how the English language conquered the world / by Gooden, Philip.(CARDINAL)687557;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-297) and index.
Subjects: English language; Language spread;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The Story of English. [videorecording] / by MacNeil, Robert,1931-(CARDINAL)159113; British Broadcasting Corporation.(CARDINAL)143648; Films Incorporated.(CARDINAL)147602; MacNeil-Lehrer-Gannett Productions.(CARDINAL)181032;
Camera, David South ; editor, Ricahrd Spurway.Hosted by Robert MacNeil.Shows the effect the Scots had on the English language in Britain and on the spread and sound of English in the United States and Canada. Traces the Scottish influence from embattled Northern Ireland to the American mountain region of Appalachia.Senior high school through college students and adults.
Subjects: English language; English language; Language spread.; Scots language.; Scottish Americans;
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Dogwhistles and figleaves : how manipulative language spreads racism and falsehood / by Saul, Jennifer Mather,1968-author.(CARDINAL)891392;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-218) and index.Introduction -- Racism -- White racism, white folk racial theory, and white racial discourse -- Racial dogwhistles -- Figleaves for racism -- Falsehood -- The rise of blatant falsehood -- Figleaves, dogwhistles, and falsehood -- Obvious falsehoods without deniability -- Dogwhistles, figleaves, and the fight against racism and blatant falsehood."It is widely accepted that political discourse in recent years has become more openly racist and more filled with wildly implausible conspiracy theories. Dogwhistles and Figleaves explores certain ways in which such changes - both of which defied previously settled norms of political speech - have been brought about. Jennifer Saul shows that two linguistic devices, dogwhistles and figleaves, have played a crucial role. Some dogwhistles (such as "88," used by Nazis online to mean "Heil Hitler") serve to disguise messages that would otherwise be rejected as unacceptable, allowing them to be transmitted surreptitiously. Other dogwhistles (like the 1988 "Willie Horton" ad) work by influencing people in ways that they are not aware of, and which they would likely reject were they aware. Figleaves (such as "just asking questions") take messages that could easily be recognized as unacceptable, and provide just enough cover that people become more willing to accept them. Importantly, these work against the background of a divided public. They are particularly effective in influencing people who are conflicted yet malleable--those who don't want to be racist, for example, but are willing to be convinced that something which seems racist really isn't. Saul shows how these dogwhistles and figleaves have both exploited and widened existing divisions in society, and normalized racist and conspiracist speech."--
Subjects: Informational works.; Language and languages; Racism in language.; Conspiracy theories; Truthfulness and falsehood.;
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Proto : how one ancient language went global / by Spinney, Laura,author.(CARDINAL)350938;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-304) and index.Introduction: Ariomania -- Genesis: Lingua obscura -- Sacred spring: Proto-Indo-European -- First among equals: Anatolian -- Over the range: Tocharian -- Lark rising: Celtic, Germanic, Italic -- The wandering horse: Indo-Iranian -- Northern idyll: Baltic and Slavic -- They came from Steep Wilusa: Albanian, Armenian, Greek -- Conclusion: shibboleth."Daughter. Duhitár-. Dustr. Dukte. Listen to these English, Sanskrit, Armenian and Lithuanian words, all meaning the same thing, and you hear echoes of one of history's most unlikely journeys. All four languages-along with hundreds of others, from French and Gaelic, to Persian and Polish-trace their origins to an ancient tongue spoken as the last ice age receded. This language, which we call Proto-Indo-European, was born between Europe and Asia and exploded out of its cradle, fragmenting as it spread east and west. Its last speaker died thousands of years ago, yet Proto-Indo-European lives on in its myriad linguistic offspring and in some of our best loved works of literature, including Dante's Inferno and the Rig Veda, The Lord of the Rings and the love poetry of Rumi. How did this happen? Acclaimed journalist Laura Spinney set out to answer that question, retracing the Indo-European odyssey across continents and millennia. With her we travel the length of the steppe, navigating the Caucasus, the silk roads and the Hindu Kush. We retrace the epic journeys of nomads and monks, warriors and kings - the ancient peoples who carried these languages far and wide. In the present, Spinney meets the scientists on a thrilling mission to retrieve the lost languages and their speakers: the linguists, archaeologists and geneticists who have reconstructed that ancient diaspora. What they have learned has profound implications for our modern world, because people and their languages are on the move again. Proto is a revelatory portrait of world history in its own words."-- Publisher.
Subjects: Proto-Indo-European language.; Indo-European languages; Historical linguistics.; Language and languages.; Language spread.; Linguistic change.; World history.; Linguistics.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 4
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Animal party [sound recording] / by Triple E(Musician),composer,performer.;
Triple E (Eric Everett), vocals, guitars, additional instruments ; with vocal and instrumental accompaniment.
Subjects: Animals; Children's songs.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Spread the word / by Safire, William,1929-2009.(CARDINAL)124592;
Subjects: English language; English language;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Alligators in the swamp / by O'Brien, Bridget,1991-author.(CARDINAL)612874; Keimig, Candice,illustrator.(CARDINAL)402556;
Introduces transitional readers to the alligator's swamp habitat, with more developed vocabulary and language patterns and full-spread illustration enhanced photographs.560560LKAccelerated Reader ARAccelerated Reader
Subjects: Alligators; AR bl 2.5 / pt 0.5.; AR pt 0.5 / bl 2.5.;
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Snakes in the desert / by Elston, Heidi M. D.,1979-author.(CARDINAL)492085; Keimig, Candice,illustrator.(CARDINAL)402556;
Introduces transitional readers to the rattlesnake's desert habitat, with more developed vocabulary and language patterns and full-spread illustration enhanced photographs.470470LIAccelerated Reader ARAccelerated Reader
Subjects: AR bl 2.0 / pt 0.5.; AR pt 0.5 / bl 2.0.; Rattlesnakes; Rattlesnakes;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Letterland alphabet adventures / by Sunday, Rosemary,author.(CARDINAL)424131; Livingston, Geri,illustrator.(CARDINAL)424132; Wendon, Lyn,creator.(CARDINAL)418667;
Alphabet adventures.An illustrated edition that aims to serve as a mixture of education and fun with language. Each spread provides a different setting for children to search for all the a-z Letterland characters and describe what they see.
Subjects: Alphabet books.; Illustrated works.; English language;
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Bears in the mountains / by Gunderson, Megan M.,1981-author.(CARDINAL)491955; Keimig, Candice,illustrator.(CARDINAL)402556;
Introduces transitional readers to the grizzly bear's mountain habitat, with more developed vocabulary and language patterns and full-spread illustration enhanced photographs.420420LIAccelerated Reader ARAccelerated Reader
Subjects: AR bl 1.9 / pt 0.5.; AR pt 0.5 / bl 1.9.; Grizzly bear;
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1
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