Made in America: An Informal History of the English Language in the United States (Gebundene Ausgabe)

Made in America: An Informal History of the English Language in the United States (Gebundene Ausgabe)
von Bill Bryson

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Readers from Toad Suck, Arkansas, to Idiotsville, Oregon--and everywhere in between--will loveMade in America, Bill Bryson'sInformal History of the English Language in the United States.It is, in a word, fascinating. After reading this tour de force, it's clear that a nation's language speaks volumes about its true character: you are what you speak. Bryson traces America's history through the language of the time, then goes on to discuss words culled from everyday activities: immigration, eating, shopping, advertising, going to the movies, and others.

Made in Americawill supply you with interesting facts and cocktail chatter for a year or more. Did you know, for example, that Teddy Roosevelt's "speak softly and carry a big stick" credo has its roots in a West African proverb? Or that actor Walter Matthau's given name is Walter Mattaschanskayasky? Or that the supposedly frigid Puritans--who called themselves "Saints," by the way--had something called a pre-contract, which was a license for premarital sex?Made in Americais an excellent discussion of American English, but what makes the book such a treasure is that it offers much, much more.-- Dieser Text bezieht sich auf eine andere Ausgabe:Taschenbuch

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