Slip of the Tongue : Talking About Language.
Title:
Slip of the Tongue : Talking About Language.
Author:
Haegele, Katie.
ISBN:
9781621066637
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (160 pages)
Series:
Real World
Contents:
Front Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Half Title -- Contents -- Intro -- Section 1: Essays -- 1. Either You Have it or You Don't, -- 2. It's all a Diary, -- 3. Invisible Weaver, -- 4. The Bobo Way, -- 5. Dear Friend, -- 6. The Prick with the Stick, -- 7. On the Word Slut, -- 8. Another Word for Lonely, -- 9. Completely Human Nonsense, -- 10. Blood and Thunder, -- 11. On the Words Hussy, Harlot, and Madam, -- 12. The Literal Worst, -- 13. Heavenly Bodies, -- 14. To Name Something is to Own it, -- 15. What Do You Do?, -- 16. Who Gives a Fuck About an Oxford Comma?, -- 17. Obsolete, -- Section 2: Journalism -- 18. No Rooftop Was Safe: The History of Graffiti in Philadelphia, -- 19. Ye is Ye Olde The, -- 20. The Words Go Round and Round and they Come Out Here, -- 21. A Life Less Ornery, -- 22. Talking the Talk, -- 23. Dictionary in Reverse, -- 24. The Way We Read Now, -- 25. Genderswap the Patriarchy, -- 26. The La-La Theory, -- 27. How to Become the Media, -- Epilogue.
Abstract:
Drawing from personal experiences to explore a wide range of topics in linguistics, this clever memoir looks at the ways people use language to communicate, to make art, and simply to survive. It begins with descriptions of the rich linguistic history of the author's family, her evolution as a feminist and an artist, and the influence of her lively hometown of Philadelphia. Personal and conversational, the book connects history to the present with research, interviews, and musings on digital technology and the contemporary state of the English language. Taking a traditionally niche subject outside of academia, this meditation on language examines its subjects with both intellectual vigor and tremendous heart.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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