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How you say it : why you talk the way you do--and what it says about you / by Kinzler, Katherine D.,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.IIntroduction: It's not what you say -- How you speak is who you are -- Native tongues -- How language divides us -- Deep talk -- Little bigots? -- On the basis of speech -- A linguistics revolution -- Afterword: It's not [crossed out] what you say."We gravitate toward people like us; it's human nature. Race, class, and gender affect this social identity, but one overlooked factor can be even more powerful: the way we speak. As pioneering psychologist Katherine Kinzler reveals in How You Say It, that's because our speech largely reflects the voices we heard as children. We can change how we speak to some extent, whether by "code-switching" between dialects or learning a new language. But for the most part we are forever marked by our native tongue-and are hardwired to prejudge others by theirs, often with serious consequences. Your accent alone can determine the economic opportunity or discrimination you encounter in life, making speech one of the most urgent social-justice issues of our day. Ultimately, Kinzler shows, our linguistic differences can also be a force for good. For her research reveals that exposure to different languages is beneficial-a paradox that hints at the benefits we can reap from mastering this ancient source of tribalism"--
Subjects: Language and languages; Linguistic change; Languages in contact.; Second language acquisition.; Sociolinguistics.;
Available copies: 9 / Total copies: 10
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Voices of our ancestors : language contact in early South Carolina / by Nichols, Patricia Causey,1938-(CARDINAL)853098;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-181) and index.I. From tribes to races: inventing ethnicity. Native peoples -- European peoples -- African peoples -- II. Languages to dialects: speaking together. Language contact -- Language variation -- Speech communities: rhetorical patterns.In Voices of Our Ancestors, Patricia Causey Nichols offers the first detailed linguistic history of South Carolina as she explores the contacts between distinctive language cultures in the colonial and early federal eras and studies the dialects that evolved even as English became paramount in the state. As language development reflects historical development, Nichols's work also serves as a new avenue of inquiry into South Carolina's social history from the epoch of Native American primacy to the present day. - Publisher.
Subjects: Languages in contact; Ethnicity; Sea Islands Creole dialect;
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Our magnificent bastard tongue : the untold history of English / by McWhorter, John H.(CARDINAL)342022;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-211) and index.We speak a miscegenated grammar -- A lesson from the Celtic impact -- We speak a battered grammar -- Does our grammar channel our thought? -- Skeletons in the closet.Why do we say "I am reading a catalog" instead of "I read a catalog"? Why do we say "do" at all? Is the way we speak a reflection of our cultural values? Delving into these provocative topics and more, author McWhorter distills hundreds of years of lore into one lively history. Covering the little-known Celtic and Welsh influences on English, the impact of the Viking raids and the Norman Conquest, and the Germanic invasions that started it all during the fifth century AD, and drawing on genetic and linguistic research as well as a cache of trivia about the origins of English words and syntax patterns, McWhorter ultimately demonstrates the arbitrary, maddening nature of English--and its ironic simplicity, due to its role as a streamlined lingua franca during the early formation of Britain. This is the book that language aficionados have been waiting for.--From publisher description.
Subjects: English language; English language; English language; English language; Languages in contact.;
Available copies: 6 / Total copies: 7
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O brave new words! : Native American loanwords in current English / by Cutler, Charles L.(CARDINAL)383369;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-274) and index.
Subjects: Controlled vocabularies.; English language; Indians of North America; Indians of North America; Languages in contact; Americanisms.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 3
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The world in so many words : a country-by-country tour of words that have shaped our language / by Metcalf, Allan A.(CARDINAL)512532;
Includes bibliographical references (page xv-xvii) and indexes.An international tour of words that have shaped the English language explores the etymology of words such as paradise, siesta, geyser, justice, tattoo, and zombie, revealing their often fascinating origins in foreign cultures.
Subjects: English language; Language and languages; English language; English language; Languages in contact;
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Unscripted America : indigenous languages and the origins of a literary nation / by Rivett, Sarah,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Unscripted America is a study of how colonists in North America struggled to understand, translate, and interpret Native American languages, and the significance of these languages for theological and cosmological issues such as the origins of Amerindian populations, their relationship to Eurasian and Biblical peoples, and the origins of language itself. Through a close analysis of previously overlooked texts, Unscripted America places American Indian languages within transatlantic intellectual history, while also demonstrating how American letters emerged in the 1810s through 1830s via a complex and hitherto unexplored engagement with the legacies and aesthetic possibilities of indigenous words. Unscripted America contends that what scholars have more traditionally understood through the Romantic ideology of the noble savage, a vessel of antiquity among dying populations, was in fact a palimpsest of still-living indigenous populations whose presence in American literature remains traceable through words. By examining the foundation of the literary nation through language, writing, and literacy, Unscripted America revisits common conceptions regarding "early america" and its origins to demonstrate how the understanding of America developed out of a steadfast connection to American Indians, both past and present. --
Subjects: Native language; Languages in contact; Indians of North America; Indians of North America; Indians of North America; Language and education; Language and culture;
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Sociolinguistic constructs of ethnic identity : the syntactic delineation of an American Indian English / by Dannenberg, Clare J.(CARDINAL)433460;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 99-106).
Subjects: Americanisms; English language; English language; English language; English language; Indians of North America; Languages in contact; Lumbee Indians;
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Off grid house plans / by Minguet, Anna,Editor(DLC)no2018123434;
Off-Grid House Plans has more than 250 floor plans, sections, sketches, and elevations, as well as all the construction details in all projects. An Off-Grid system allows you to live without using a utility company, generating your own energy. A well designed system also has numerous environmental advantages, that help you to reduce your carbon footprint, providing cleaner, more sustainable energy. In the long-term it is financially viable, and also teaches us how to consume energy responsibly. These off-grid homes, which run on solar, wind, or hydro power, are just a few examples of how people are leaving the city behind for a life in the country in contact with nature.
Subjects: Ecological houses; Sustainable architecture.; Dwellings;
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Making contact! : marconi goes wireless / by Kulling, Monica.(CARDINAL)370589;
"Guglielmo Marconi loved science and invention. Born to a wealthy family in Bologna, Italy, in 1874, he grew up surrounded by the books in his father's library. As a boy, he was captivated by Benjamin Franklin, radio waves, and Morse code--the language of the telegraph. It was not long before he learned how to tap messages on the telegraph machine."Accelerated Reader AR
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Native peoples of the Arctic / by Arnéz, Lynda,author.(CARDINAL)411119;
Into the Arctic -- Ancestors -- Grouped by language -- Escaping the cold -- Building a home -- The hunt -- Delicious fish -- Snowy travel -- Winter wear -- Jobs to do -- All in the family -- The spirit world -- Contact!890L
Subjects: Inuit; Indians of North America;
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