You Talkin' To Me?
The Unruly History of New York English
Series:
The Dialects of North America;
Publisher: OUP USA
Date of Publication: 24 September 2020
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Product details:
| ISBN13: | 9780190657215 |
| ISBN10: | 0190657219 |
| Binding: | Hardback |
| No. of pages: | 320 pages |
| Size: | 147x211x33 mm |
| Language: | English |
| 248 |
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Short description:
You Talkin' to Me? explores the hidden history of English in New York City -- a history that encompasses social class, immigration, culture, economics, and, of course, real estate. E. J. White illuminates a new dimension of the city's landscape through entertaining stories of New York's most famous characters and cultural institutions, from Broadway to the newsroom.
Long description:
From paddy wagon to rush hour, New York City has given us a number of our popular words and phrases, along the way fashioning a recognizable dialect all its own. Often imitated and just as often ridiculed, New York English has its own identity, imbued with the rich cultural history of (as New Yorkers tell it) the greatest city in the world. How did this unique language community develop, and how has it shaped the city as we know it today?
In You Talkin' to Me?, E. J. White explores the hidden history of English in New York City -- a history that encompasses social class, immigration, culture, economics, and, of course, real estate. She tells entertaining stories of New York's most famous characters, streets, and cultural institutions, from Broadway to the newspaper office to the department store, illuminating a new dimension of the city's landscape. Full of little-known facts -- C-3PO was originally written to have a New York accent; West Side Story was originally going to be East Side Story, about Jewish and Christian New Yorkers; and "confidence man" started in reference to a specific New York City criminal -- the book will delight lovers of language and history alike.
The history of English in New York is deeply intertwined with the story of a famous city trying to develop its own identity. White's account engages issues of class and social difference; the invisible barriers that separate insiders from outsiders; the war between children who fit in and their parents who do not; and the struggle of being both an immigrant to the city and a New Yorker. Following language from The Bowery to The Bronx, You Talkin' to Me? offers a fascinating account of how language moves and changes -- and a new way of understanding the language history, not only of New York, but of the United States.
Accessibly written, deeply researched, and appropriately critical, this book is a gem about the American city that has arguably had more of an effect on American speech than any other. The book could be profitably used in courses not solely focused on New York City (NYC), because it illustrates so many wide-ranging principles of historical linguistics, sociolinguistics, and the relationship between language and place.
In You Talkin' to Me?, E. J. White explores the hidden history of English in New York City -- a history that encompasses social class, immigration, culture, economics, and, of course, real estate. She tells entertaining stories of New York's most famous characters, streets, and cultural institutions, from Broadway to the newspaper office to the department store, illuminating a new dimension of the city's landscape. Full of little-known facts -- C-3PO was originally written to have a New York accent; West Side Story was originally going to be East Side Story, about Jewish and Christian New Yorkers; and "confidence man" started in reference to a specific New York City criminal -- the book will delight lovers of language and history alike.
The history of English in New York is deeply intertwined with the story of a famous city trying to develop its own identity. White's account engages issues of class and social difference; the invisible barriers that separate insiders from outsiders; the war between children who fit in and their parents who do not; and the struggle of being both an immigrant to the city and a New Yorker. Following language from The Bowery to The Bronx, You Talkin' to Me? offers a fascinating account of how language moves and changes -- and a new way of understanding the language history, not only of New York, but of the United States.
Accessibly written, deeply researched, and appropriately critical, this book is a gem about the American city that has arguably had more of an effect on American speech than any other. The book could be profitably used in courses not solely focused on New York City (NYC), because it illustrates so many wide-ranging principles of historical linguistics, sociolinguistics, and the relationship between language and place.
Table of Contents:
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Place Names
Chapter 3: Words, Words, Words
Chapter 4: New York and the Standard American Accent
Chapter 5: The Department Store Study
Chapter 6: Wordcraft
Chapter 7: Switching Codes
Chapter 2: Place Names
Chapter 3: Words, Words, Words
Chapter 4: New York and the Standard American Accent
Chapter 5: The Department Store Study
Chapter 6: Wordcraft
Chapter 7: Switching Codes
