Chapter One Names and Naming 2
Chapter One Names and Noming 2
From a World Without Surnames J．N．Hook 4
From a World Without Surnames J．N．Hook 4
A Strange Kind of Magick Bias Justin Kaplan and Anne Bernays 13
A Strange Kind of Magick Bias Justin Kaplan and Anne Bernays 13
Preface by Halliday 18
Preface by Halliday 18
王宗炎序 19
王宗炎序 19
from I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings Maya Angelou 20
from I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings Maya Angelou 20
导读 22
导读 22
Just Call Me Mister David Frum 26
Just Call Me Mister David Frum 26
Putting American English on the Map W．F．Bolton 29
Putting American English on the Map W．F．Bolton 29
Preface 35
Preface 35
Introduction 37
Introduction 37
Playing the Name Game by Other Rules Chet Raymo 38
Playing the Name Game by Other Rules Chet Raymo 38
Aesthetics Felix Pollak 41
Aesthetics Felix Pollak 41
Additional Assignments and Research Topics 43
Additional Assignments and Research Topics 43
Chapter Two Gender，Race，and Language Conflict 46
Chapter Two Gender，Race，and Language Conflict 46
Sexism in English：A 1990s Update Allen Pace Nilsen 49
Sexism in English：A 1990s Update Allen Pace Nilsen 49
“Put Down That Paper and Talk to Me!”：Rapport-Talk and Report-Talk Deborah Tannen 60
“Put Down That Paper and Talk to Me!”：Rapport-Talk and Report-Talk Deborah Tannen 60
Real Men Don t：Anti-Male Bias in English Eugene R．August 68
Real Men Don t：Anti-Male Bias in English Eugene R．August 68
The Name Is Mine Anna Quindlen 79
The Name Is Mine Anna Quindlen 79
From African to African American Geneva Smitherman 82
From African to African American Geneva Smitherman 82
On Black English James Baldwin 87
On Black English James Baldwin 87
Additional Assignments and Research Topics 91
Additional Assignments and Research Topics 91
Chapter Three Right Words，Wrong Words，My Words 92
Chapter Three Right Words，Wrong Words，My Words 92
Order Out of Chaos Bill Bryson 94
Order Out of Chaos Bill Bryson 94
A Rarity：Grammar Lessons from Dad Robert Klose 107
A Rarity：Grammar Lessons from Dad Robert Klose 107
Four-Letter Words Can Hurt You Barbara Lawrence 110
Four-Letter Words Can Hurt You Barbara Lawrence 110
Goodbye to All T__t! Wallace Stegner 114
Goodbye to All T__t! Wallace Stegner 114
The E Word Cullen Murphy 117
The E Word Cullen Murphy 117
Words with Attitude Gerald Parshall 122
Words with Attitude Gerald Parshall 122
English Belongs to Everybody Robert MacNeil 128
English Belongs to Everybody Robert MacNeil 128
Additional Assignments and Research Topics 133
Additional Assignments and Research Topics 133
Chapter Four Language Development：Personal and Social 134
Chapter Four Language Development：Personal and Social 134
Everything Had a Name Helen Keller 136
Everything Had a Name Helen Keller 136
Baby Born Talking--Describes Heaven Steven Pinker 141
Baby Born Talking--Describes Heaven Steven Pinker 141
The Word Weavers/The World Makers Neil Postman 154
The Word Weavers/The World Makers Neil Postman 154
A Brief History of English Paul Roberts 168
A Brief History of English Paul Roberts 168
Old World，New World Bill Bryson 179
Old World，New World Bill Bryson 179
Yadda，Yadda，Yadda Leslie Savan 193
Yadda，Yadda，Yadda Leslie Savan 193
The Story of Writing C．M．Millward 196
The Story of Writing C．M．Millward 196
Additional Assignments and Research Topics 206
Additional Assignments and Research Topics 206
Chapter Five Language and Cultural Diversity 208
Chapter Five Language and Cultural Diversity 208
Vanishing Languages David Crystal 210
Vanishing Languages David Crystal 210
Should English Be the Law? Robert D．King 218
Should English Be the Law? Robert D．King 218
Aria：A Memoir of a Bilingual Childhood Richard Rodriguez 227
Aria：A Memoir of a Bilingual Childhood Richard Rodriguez 227
Americanization Is Tough on“Macho” Rose Del Castillo Guilbault 238
Americanization Is Tough on“Macho” Rose Del Castillo Guilbault 238
Names in the Melting Pot Justin Kaplan and Anne Bernays 241
Names in the Melting Pot Justin Kaplan and Anne Bernays 241
Learning English Good Tara Elyssa 246
Learning English Good Tara Elyssa 246
Additional Assignments and Research Topics 255
Additional Assignments and Research Topics 255
Chapter Six The Language of Politics and Advertising 256
Chapter Six The Language of Politics and Advertising 256
The Rhetoric of Democracy Daniel Boorstin 258
The Rhetoric of Democracy Daniel Boorstin 258
Empty Eggs：The Doublespeak of Weasel Words William Lutz 268
Empty Eggs：The Doublespeak of Weasel Words William Lutz 268
Things Go Better with Quark? Chris Reidy 278
Things Go Better with Quark? Chris Reidy 278
Three Advertisements for Analysis 282
Three Advertisements for Analysis 282
Unprotected Sex Talk Ellen Goodman 288
Unprotected Sex Talk Ellen Goodman 288
Types of Propaganda Institute for Propaganda Analysis 291
Types of Propaganda Institute for Propaganda Analysis 291
next to of course god america i E．E．Cummings 298
next to of course god americai E．E．Cummings 298
Two Presidential Speeches John F．Kennedy and Ronald Reagan 300
Two Presidential Speeches John F．Kennedy and Ronald Reagan 300
Additional Assignments and Research Topics 309
Additional Assignments and Research Topics 309
Chapter Seven Technology and Language 312
Chapter Seven Technology and Language 312
Flame Throwers Doug Stewart 314
Flame Throwers Doug Stewart 314
Gender Wars in Cyberspace! Nathan Cobb 316
Gender Wars in Cyberspace! Nathan Cobb 316
Getting Close to the Machine Ellen Ullman 321
Getting Close to the Machine Ellen Ullman 321
C est What? John Yemma 326
C est What? John Yemma 326
Techniques of Coinage John A．Barry 330
Techniques of Coinage John A．Barry 330
Additional Assignments and Research Topics 334
Additional Assignments and Research Topics 334
Chapter Eight Writers and the Writing Process 336
Chapter Eight Writers and the Writing Process 336
Freewriting Chris Anderson 338
Freewriting Chris Anderson 338
from Bird by Bird：Some Instructions on Writing and Life Anne Lamott 345
from Bird by Bird：Some Instructions on Writing and Life Anne Lamott 345
Holding Your Reader Maxine C．Hairston 349
Holding Your Reader Maxine C．Hairston 349
Writing Is Rewriting Donald M．Murray 364
Writing Is Rewriting Donald M．Murray 364
Concision Joseph M．Williams 375
Concision Joseph M．Williams 375
Computers and Writing Sharon Cogdill 384
Computers and Writing Sharon Cogdill 384
Additional Assignments and Research Topics 391
Additional Assignments and Research Topics 391
Appendix Writing and Documenting：A Brief Guide 394
Appendix Writing and Documenting：A Brief Guide 394
Revision Checklist 395
Ⅰ．Essay Writing and Revising 395
A Sample Student Essay 401
Revision Checklist 408
Ⅱ．The Documented Essay 408
Typical Works Cited Entries 412
A Sample Documented Essay 416
Glossary of Rhetorical and Linguistic Terms 426
Glossary of Rhetorical and Linguistic Terms 426
Credits 432
Credits 432
Index 435
Index 435
文库索引 437
文库索引 437