Colonial Voices : a cultural history of english in australia 1840-1940 / Joy Damousi

Public ISBD Titre : Colonial Voices : a cultural history of english in australia 1840-1940 Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Joy Damousi, Auteur Editeur : United Kingdom : Archives Contemporaines Année de publication : 2014 Importance : 326 p. Format : 22.9 x 15.2 cm ISBN/ISSN/EAN : 978-1-107-67337-3 Langues : Anglais (eng) Langues originales : Anglais (eng) Index. décimale : 427 Variantes historiques et géographiques, variantes locales Résumé : Colonial Voices explores the role of language in the greater ‘civilising’ project of the British Empire through the dissemination and reception of, and challenge to, British English in Australia during the period from the 1840s to the 1940s. This was a period in which the art of oratory, eloquence and elocution was of great importance in the empire, and Joy Damousi offers an innovative study of the relationship between language and empire. She shows the ways in which this relationship moved from dependency to independence and how, during that transition, definitions of the meaning and place of oratory, eloquence and elocution shifted. Her findings reveal the central role of voice and pronunciation in informing and defining both individual and collective identity, as well as wider cultural views of class, race, nation and gender. The result is a pioneering contribution to cultural history and the history of English within the British Empire. Colonial Voices : a cultural history of english in australia 1840-1940 [texte imprimé] / Joy Damousi, Auteur . - United Kingdom : Archives Contemporaines, 2014 . - 326 p. ; 22.9 x 15.2 cm. ISBN : 978-1-107-67337-3 Langues : Anglais (eng) Langues originales : Anglais (eng) Index. décimale : 427 Variantes historiques et géographiques, variantes locales Résumé : Colonial Voices explores the role of language in the greater ‘civilising’ project of the British Empire through the dissemination and reception of, and challenge to, British English in Australia during the period from the 1840s to the 1940s. This was a period in which the art of oratory, eloquence and elocution was of great importance in the empire, and Joy Damousi offers an innovative study of the relationship between language and empire. She shows the ways in which this relationship moved from dependency to independence and how, during that transition, definitions of the meaning and place of oratory, eloquence and elocution shifted. Her findings reveal the central role of voice and pronunciation in informing and defining both individual and collective identity, as well as wider cultural views of class, race, nation and gender. The result is a pioneering contribution to cultural history and the history of English within the British Empire.

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Slang: A Very Short Introduction / Jonathon Green

Public ISBD Titre : Slang: A Very Short Introduction Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Jonathon Green, Auteur Editeur : U-K : oxford Année de publication : 2016 Importance : 130 p. Format : 17.5 cm. x 11 cm. ISBN/ISSN/EAN : 978-0-19-872953-2 Langues : Anglais (eng) Langues originales : Anglais (eng) Index. décimale : 427 Variantes historiques et géographiques, variantes locales Résumé : Slang, however one judges it, shows us at our most human. It is used widely and often, typically associated with the writers of noir fiction, teenagers, and rappers, but also found in the works of Shakespeare and Dickens. It has been recorded since at least 1500 AD, and today's vocabulary, taken from every major English-speaking country, runs to over 125,000 slang words and phrases. This Very Short Introduction takes readers on a wide-ranging tour of this fascinating sub-set of the English language. It considers the meaning and origins of the word 'slang' itself, the ideas that a make a word 'slang', the long-running themes that run through slang, and the history of slang's many dictionaries. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable. Slang: A Very Short Introduction [texte imprimé] / Jonathon Green, Auteur . - U-K : oxford, 2016 . - 130 p. ; 17.5 cm. x 11 cm. ISBN : 978-0-19-872953-2 Langues : Anglais (eng) Langues originales : Anglais (eng) Index. décimale : 427 Variantes historiques et géographiques, variantes locales Résumé : Slang, however one judges it, shows us at our most human. It is used widely and often, typically associated with the writers of noir fiction, teenagers, and rappers, but also found in the works of Shakespeare and Dickens. It has been recorded since at least 1500 AD, and today's vocabulary, taken from every major English-speaking country, runs to over 125,000 slang words and phrases. This Very Short Introduction takes readers on a wide-ranging tour of this fascinating sub-set of the English language. It considers the meaning and origins of the word 'slang' itself, the ideas that a make a word 'slang', the long-running themes that run through slang, and the history of slang's many dictionaries. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.

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The Creole Debate / John H. McWhorter

Public ISBD Titre : The Creole Debate Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : John H. McWhorter, Auteur Editeur : UK : Cambridge University Press Année de publication : 2018 Importance : 173 P Format : 151 x 228 x 11mm | 280g ISBN/ISSN/EAN : 978-1-108-45083-6 Langues : Anglais (eng) Langues originales : Anglais (eng) Index. décimale : 427 Variantes historiques et géographiques, variantes locales Résumé : Creoles have long been the subject of debate in linguistics, with many conflicting views, both on how they are formed, and what their political and linguistic status should be. Indeed, over the past twenty years, some creole specialists have argued that it has been wrong to think of creoles as anything but language blends in the same way that Yiddish is a blend of German and Hebrew and Slavic. Here, John H. McWhorter debunks the most widely accepted idea that creoles are created in the same way as 'children', taking characteristics from both 'parent' languages, and its underlying assumption that all historical and biological processes are the same. Instead, the facts support the original, and more interesting, argument that creoles are their own unique entity and are among the world's only genuinely new languages. The Creole Debate [texte imprimé] / John H. McWhorter, Auteur . - UK : Cambridge University Press, 2018 . - 173 P ; 151 x 228 x 11mm | 280g. ISBN : 978-1-108-45083-6 Langues : Anglais (eng) Langues originales : Anglais (eng) Index. décimale : 427 Variantes historiques et géographiques, variantes locales Résumé : Creoles have long been the subject of debate in linguistics, with many conflicting views, both on how they are formed, and what their political and linguistic status should be. Indeed, over the past twenty years, some creole specialists have argued that it has been wrong to think of creoles as anything but language blends in the same way that Yiddish is a blend of German and Hebrew and Slavic. Here, John H. McWhorter debunks the most widely accepted idea that creoles are created in the same way as 'children', taking characteristics from both 'parent' languages, and its underlying assumption that all historical and biological processes are the same. Instead, the facts support the original, and more interesting, argument that creoles are their own unique entity and are among the world's only genuinely new languages.

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