{"product_id":"the-prodigal-tongue-the-love-hate-relationship-between-american-and-british-english-paperback","title":"The Prodigal Tongue: The Love-Hate Relationship Between American and British English - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLynne Murphy\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCHOSEN BY \u003ci\u003eTHE ECONOMIST \u003c\/i\u003eAS A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn American linguist teaching in England explores the sibling rivalry between British and American English \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e \"English accents are the sexiest.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e \"Americans have ruined the English language.\" \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Such claims about the English language are often repeated but rarely examined. Professor Lynne Murphy is on the linguistic front line. In \u003ci\u003eThe Prodigal Tongue\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003ecentre\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003ecenter\u003c\/i\u003e, 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?\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLynne Murphy \u003c\/b\u003eis Professor of Linguistics at the University of Sussex. Born and raised in New York State, she studied Linguistics at the Universities of Massachusetts and Illinois, before starting her academic career in South Africa and Texas. Since 2000, she has lived in Brighton, England, where she has acquired an English husband, an English daughter, and an alter ego: Lynneguist, author of the award-winning blog\u003ci\u003e Separated by a Common Language\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.3 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 10, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51753770909984,"sku":"9780143131106","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/c8d656b3a7fb39820e62816b99833b72.webp?v=1780027152","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-prodigal-tongue-the-love-hate-relationship-between-american-and-british-english-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}