The Prodigal Tongue Book Reviews

AUTHOR
Lynne Murphy
SCORE
4.5
TOTAL RATINGS
25

The Prodigal Tongue by Lynne Murphy Book Summary

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An American linguist teaching in England explores the sibling rivalry between British and American English
 
“English accents are the sexiest.”
“Americans have ruined the English language.”
 
Such claims about the English language are often repeated but rarely examined. Professor Lynne Murphy is on the linguistic front line. In The Prodigal Tongue she explores the fiction and reality of the special relationship between British and American English. By examining the causes and symptoms of American Verbal Inferiority Complex and its flipside, British Verbal Superiority Complex, Murphy unravels the prejudices, stereotypes and insecurities that shape our attitudes to our own language.
 
With great humo(u)r and new insights, Lynne Murphy looks at the social, political and linguistic forces that have driven American and British English in different directions: how Americans got from centre to center, why British accents are growing away from American ones, and what different things we mean when we say estate, frown, or middle class. Is anyone winning this war of the words? Will Yanks and Brits ever really understand each other?

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Book Name The Prodigal Tongue
Genre Language Arts & Disciplines
Published
Language English
E-Book Size 4.55 MB

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Fascinating. Great for anyone interested in understanding more about the English language.

Witty but trite. Enjoyed this book but learned very little. The author is more intent on entertaining than teaching.

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Summary of The Prodigal Tongue by Lynne Murphy

The The Prodigal Tongue book written by Lynne Murphy was published on 10 April 2018, Tuesday in the Language Arts & Disciplines category. A total of 25 readers of the book gave the book 4.5 points out of 5.

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