Ben Crystal

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You Say PotatoPaperback, 30 September 2015

You Say Potato
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Print Length
352 pages
Language
English
Publisher
Pan MacMillan
Date Published
30 Sep 2015
ISBN-10
1447255461
ISBN-13
9781447255468

Description

An authoritative, entertaining book about our accents, and what they say about us

Some people say scohn, while others say schown. He says bath, while she says bahth. You say potayto. I say potahto And--wait a second, no one says potahto. No one's ever said potahto. Have they? From reconstructing Shakespeare's accent to the rise and fall of Received Pronunciation, actor Ben Crystal and his linguist father David travel the world in search of the stories of spoken English. Everyone has an accent, though many of us think we don't. We all have our likes and dislikes about the way other people speak, and everyone has something to say about "correct" pronunciation. But how did all these accents come about, and why do people feel so strongly about them? Are regional accents dying out as English becomes a global language? Witty, authoritative, and jam-packed full of fascinating facts, You Say Potato is a celebration of the myriad ways in which the English language is spoken--and how our accents, in so many ways, speak louder than words.

Product Details

Authors:
Ben CrystalDavid Crystal
Book Format:
Paperback
Country of Origin:
US
Date Published:
30 September 2015
Dimensions:
19.56 x 12.95 x 2.03 cm
ISBN-10:
1447255461
ISBN-13:
9781447255468
Language:
English
Location:
London
Pages:
352
Publisher:
Weight:
204.12 gm

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