John McWhorter teaches linguistics, Western civilization, music history, and American studies at Columbia University. A New York Times best-selling author and TED speaker, he is a columnist for CNN.com, a regular contributor to the Atlantic, a frequent guest on CNN and MSNBC, and the host of Slate?s language podcast, Lexicon Valley. His books on language include The Power of Babel; Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue; Words on the Move; Talking Back, Talking Black; and The Creole Debate.
Inhaltsangabe
1. Introduction 2. It?s Complicated: A Toy Piano Isn?t a Steinway, Right?: The Real Story About Black English Grammar 3. What Do You Mean ?Sounds Black??: Don?t Black People Just Have Southern Accents? 4. But They Can?t Talk That Way at a Job Interview!: Why Americans Think You Can Talk Only One Way 5. Speaking Black or Speaking Minstrel?: And How Much of It Did White People Make Up? 6. Through a Lens Darkly?: Perceiving Black English as It Is: Life Lessons 7. Endnotes 8. Index
1. Introduction 2. It?s Complicated: A Toy Piano Isn?t a Steinway, Right?: The Real Story About Black English Grammar 3. What Do You Mean ?Sounds Black??: Don?t Black People Just Have Southern Accents? 4. But They Can?t Talk That Way at a Job Interview!: Why Americans Think You Can Talk Only One Way 5. Speaking Black or Speaking Minstrel?: And How Much of It Did White People Make Up? 6. Through a Lens Darkly?: Perceiving Black English as It Is: Life Lessons 7. Endnotes 8. Index
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