The Practical Stylist
The Practical Stylist by Sheridan Warner Baker, published by Harper & Row in 1990, is a comprehensive examination of language and its multifaceted uses. This 7th student edition spans 291 pages and delves into the contentious debates surrounding language in America from 1776 to 1850. The book highlights how these discussions reflected broader social and political issues of the time, ultimately shaping a distinct version of American English.
Readers will find an engaging exploration of the interplay between language and literature, as the author navigates theoretical questions while illustrating their impact on society. The text emphasizes the significance of language as an organizing principle in human life, experienced both individually and collectively. With its focus on rhetoric and writing, this edition serves as a valuable resource for those interested in the evolution of American English and its cultural implications.
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Overview: Language, its nature, and its uses have always been controversial topics. This engaging study brings into focus those highly charged years in America Between 1776 and 1850 when questions of language mirrored the social and political arguments of the time and generated even more arguments on both sides of the Atlantic over what American English was, what it might become, and what it ought to be. With a strong narrative line, The Politics of American English shows that by the middle of the 19th century, America had a version of English recognizably its own. To explain how this happened and why, Simpson alternates between theoretical questions of language and the way these questions make themselves felt in literature. His premise, that language is an important organizing principle in the life of human beings, one that is experienced individually as well a collectively, is brilliantly set forth.
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