You Talkin' to Me?: The Unruly History of New York English

ISBN-13: 9780190657215 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 320 str.

Elyse Graham

Opis

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.

Recenzje

New York City has an extraordinarily rich culture, and the history of that culture lives in its language, from the names of its streets to the lyrics of its Broadway musicals to the slang of its many criminal underworlds. E. J. White celebrates the unique creativity, humanity and humor of this diverse city. You Talkin' to Me? tells more than the story of New York. It tells the story of New Yorkers.

O autorze

E. J. White lives in New York with her dog, Victor, and her cat, Aaron Purr. She teaches media studies and the history of the English language at Stony Brook University. She holds degrees from Princeton, Yale, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.