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Is Ebonics really a dialect or simply bad English? Do women and men speak differently? Will computers ever really learn human language? Does offensive language harm children? These are only a few of the issues surrounding language that crop up every day. Most of us have very definite opinions on these questions one way or another. Yet as linguist Donna Jo Napoli points out in this short and highly entertaining volume, many of our most deeply held ideas about the nature of language and its role in our lives are either misconceived or influenced by myths and stereotypes.L Napoli provides an entertaining tour through the world of language, examining these and other vexing and controversial language-related questions. Throughout, she encourages and leads the reader to use common-sense and everyday experience rather than preconceived notions or technical linguistic expertise. Both her questions and her conclusions are surprising, sometimes provocative, and always entertaining. This volume is sure to engage both general readers and students of language and linguistics at any level.L
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Is Ebonics really a dialect or simply bad English? Do women and men speak differently? Will computers ever really learn human language? Does offensive language harm children? These are only a few of the issues surrounding language that crop up every day. Most of us have very definite opinions on these questions one way or another. Yet as linguist Donna Jo Napoli points out in this short and highly entertaining volume, many of our most deeply held ideas about the nature of language and its role in our lives are either misconceived or influenced by myths and stereotypes Napoli provides an entertaining tour through the world of language, examining these and other vexing and controversial language-related questions. Throughout, she encourages and leads the reader to use common-sense and everyday experience rather than preconceived notions or technical linguistic expertise. Both her questions and her conclusions are surprising, sometimes provocative, and always entertaining. This volume is sure to engage both general readers and students of language and linguistics at any level.
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形式:ペーパーバック
2003年に出たNapoliのみによる初版は素晴らしかった。昨年ついに第2版が出たので、喜んで買って読んでみたが、えらくショックを受けた。初版の12章に3章付け加えられているのだが、これがみな新たに共著者として加わったVera Lee-Schoenfeldによるものなのである。また、バックカバーにはThis thoroughly revised second edition...とあるが、その実、各章が部分的に削られ、そこにLee-Schoenfeldによる執筆が加えられているだけである。それで、何がショックかと言うと、Lee-Schoenfeldの英語の酷さと辻褄の合わない論証である。ともに本当に酷い。こんなものでプロと言えるのか。若い同僚に花を持たせてやりたい気持ちもわかるが、Napoliも少しは校閲をするべきではなかったか。残念なことに、彼女のmasterpieceに泥を塗っただけの第2版となってしまった。Napoliによる新たな記述はないので、OUPには、初版の出版を継続して行ってほしいと望むばかりである。
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Required Reading for everyone who "Twitters"
2011/1/20
形式:ペーパーバック|Amazonが確認した購入
We have an upcoming generation that only knows how to communicate in shorthand. They have not had the pleasure of enjoying the written and spoken word.
This book is written in an interesting, clear, concise manner that shows how important language is. The book should be read by young people especially, to show how language is important when communicating for pleasure, business, politics or just for the love of the spoken or written word.
The book uses examples to make certain points. It was easy to read and I purchased it for Christmas gifts.
This book is written in an interesting, clear, concise manner that shows how important language is. The book should be read by young people especially, to show how language is important when communicating for pleasure, business, politics or just for the love of the spoken or written word.
The book uses examples to make certain points. It was easy to read and I purchased it for Christmas gifts.
1 人中、0人の方が、｢このレビューが参考になった｣と投票しています。
1st edition was much better!
2011/2/25
形式:ペーパーバック
This is the much anticipated 2nd edition of Napoli's masterpiece, which was published in 2003 with the same title. Since I enjoyed the 1st edition so much that I bought and read the 2nd edition immediately after its publication last year. But I was very, very disappointed by this 2nd edition.
My disappointment was mostly due to the additional author of the book, whose English is not good (sometimes even ungrammatical) and whose logic is often nonexistent. Although the back cover of the book says, "This thoroughly revised edition...," the reality is that each chapter was curtailed in some parts from the 1st edition and new material was added instead by the 2nd author. Also, there are three new chapters, but all of them seem to have been written exclusively by the 2nd author. This is easy to tell, since Napoli's English is much, much better than that.
I hope OUP will continue publishing the 1st edition, which I would recommend most highly to anyone who was interested in human language. Unfortunately, however, the 2nd edition is not worth the money or time. I wonder if Napoli proofread the whole manuscript before its publication.
My disappointment was mostly due to the additional author of the book, whose English is not good (sometimes even ungrammatical) and whose logic is often nonexistent. Although the back cover of the book says, "This thoroughly revised edition...," the reality is that each chapter was curtailed in some parts from the 1st edition and new material was added instead by the 2nd author. Also, there are three new chapters, but all of them seem to have been written exclusively by the 2nd author. This is easy to tell, since Napoli's English is much, much better than that.
I hope OUP will continue publishing the 1st edition, which I would recommend most highly to anyone who was interested in human language. Unfortunately, however, the 2nd edition is not worth the money or time. I wonder if Napoli proofread the whole manuscript before its publication.
2 人中、0人の方が、｢このレビューが参考になった｣と投票しています。
language matters
2011/9/22
形式:ペーパーバック|Amazonが確認した購入
Took a while to come, but came in the the time frame given. Came in great condition and was exactly what I was looking for. Came in better condition than I expected.
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