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UNINA9910963115503321 |
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Adams Michael <1961-> |
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Slang : the people's poetry / / Michael Adams |
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Oxford ; ; New York : , : Oxford University Press, , [2009] |
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0-19-772241-5 |
1-283-58894-3 |
9786613901392 |
0-19-804294-9 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (257 pages) |
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English language - Slang |
English language - Jargon |
Rhyming slang |
Poetry |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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"What it is?": the essentials of slang -- Fitting in: social dynamics of slang -- Standing out: aesthetic dimensions of slang -- It's all in your head: cognitive aspects of slang. |
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Slang, writes Michael Adams, is poetry on the down low, and sometimes lowdown poetry on the down low, but rarely, if ever, merely lowdown. It is the poetry of everyday speech, the people's poetry, and it deserves attention as language playing on the cusp of art. In Slang: The People's Poetry, Adams covers this perennially interesting subject in a serious but highly engaging way, illuminating the fundamental question ""What is Slang"" and defending slang--and all forms of nonstandard English--as integral parts of the American language. Why is an expression like ""bed head"" lost in a lexical li |
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UNINA9910967359503321 |
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"Language is a place of struggle" : great quotes by people of color / / edited by Tram Nguyen |
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Boston, MA, : Beacon Press, c2009 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (293 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Minorities - United States |
Immigrants - United States |
Social change - United States |
Community life - United States |
Social justice - United States |
Spirituality |
United States Race relations Quotations, maxims, etc |
United States Ethnic relations Quotations, maxims, etc |
United States Social conditions Quotations, maxims, etc |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Intro -- Contents -- Foreword -- Chapter 1: Roots -- History -- Race, Ethnicity, and Racism -- Surviving -- Migrations -- Chapter 2: Selves -- Identities -- Education -- Gender and Sexuality -- Wisdom -- Chapter 3: Relationship -- Love -- Family and Friendship -- Community -- Chapter 4: Work and Play -- Labor -- Economic Justice -- Arts and Culture -- Chapter 5: Making Change -- Organizing and Activism -- Leadership -- Peace and Justice -- Environmental Justice -- Chapter 6: Inner Visions -- Spirit -- Faith -- Inspirations -- Acknowledgments -- Name Index. |
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"Language Is a Place of Struggle" is the first truly multiracial and polycultural quote book, collecting quotations from both historical and contemporary novelists and poets, activists and political leaders, and artists and musicians. Within these pages, readers will find wisdom, wit, and inspiration from Asian Americans, African Americans, Latinos, Arab |
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Americans, American Indians, recent immigrants to the United States, and many others. With nearly fifteen hundred quotations, this exceptional book covers a broad spectrum: from insights on spirituality to words inciting social change and justice; from the impact of colonization, slavery, and racism to observations on gender, sexuality, and identity. The quotes show how people of color in the United States have been shaped by various community histories, ongoing political and cultural struggles, and personal evolutions. Each quote reflects three core themes from the histories of people of color in America: the significance of mass movements and the role of individuals within them; the vision that binds one society to another; and the foundational relationship between an evolving society and a changing self. Each chapter-Roots, Selves, Relationship, Work and Play, Making Change, and Inner Visions-adds to the larger story about people of color in the context of history, culture, and community. An invaluable tool for speechwriters, educators, ministers, and librarians that is accessibly organized for all readers, this entertaining and thought-provoking book is a much-needed resource for anyone interested in multicultural issues. Here you will find: Gloria Anzaldúa on borders and margins; Margaret Cho on failure and success; Edwidge Danticat on women who write; Junot Díaz on masculinity; Vine Deloria, Jr., on activism; Suheir Hammad on miscegenation and identity; bell hooks on identity and oppression; Edward P. Jones on the system of racism; Philip Vera Cruz on leadership; Chögyam Trungpa on spiritual materialism; and much more. |
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