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Written by an author brought up in working-class Liverpool in the
1960s and 1970s, Liverpool: A Memoir of Words is a work of creative
non-fiction that combines the study of language in Liverpool with
social history, the history of the English language and personal
memoir. A beautifully written book, based on a lifetime’s
academic research, it explores the relationship between language
and memory, and demonstrates the ways in which words are enmeshed
in history and history in words. Starting with ‘Ace’ and
weaving its way alphabetically to ‘Z-Cars’, the work
illustrates the deep relationship that has been forged in the past
two hundred years or so between a form of language, a place and a
social identity. The account is funny, sad, full of surprises and
always illuminating. It tells the real history of ‘Scouse’,
details the multicultural complexity of Liverpool English, examines
the common use of ‘plazzymorphs’, and shows how Liverpudlian
words exemplify standard processes of change and development.
Neither a memoir, dictionary or history book, this work crosses
different fields of knowledge in order to weave an engaging and
fascinating story. It is a book that will educate and delight
Liverpudlians, students of language and social historians alike.
Nowhere in Britain is more closely associated with a form of
language than Liverpool. Yet the history of language in Liverpool
has been obscured by misrepresentation and myth-making and
narratives of Liverpool's linguistic past have scarcely done
justice to the rich, complex and fascinating history which produced
it. Scouse: A Social and Cultural History presents a
ground-breaking and iconoclastic account which challenges many of
the forms of received wisdom about language in Liverpool and
presents an alternative version of the currently accepted history.
Ranging from the mid eighteenth century to the present, the book
explores evidence from a host of different sources including the
first histories of Liverpool, a rare slaving drama set in the port,
a poor house report which records the first use of 'Scouse' (the
dish), nineteenth century debates on Gladstone's speech, the 'lost'
literature of the city, early to mid twentieth century newspaper
accounts of Liverpudlian words, idioms and traditions, little-known
essays which coined the use of 'Scouse' to refer to the language of
Liverpool, aspects of popular culture in the 1950s and 60s, the
Lern Yerself Scouse series, and examples drawn from contemporary
literature. In addition the analysis draws on recent developments
within the fields of sociolinguistics and linguistic anthropology -
particularly with regard to the study of language and identity and
the relationship between language and a sense of place - in order
to provide a radically new understanding of 'Scouse' in terms of
its history, its representation, and its contemporary social and
cultural significance.
The Routledge Language and Cultural Theory Reader is an introduction to the most innovative and influential writings that have shaped and defined the relations between language, culture and cultural identity in the twentieth century. Selected theoretical texts are grouped together in themed sections which include: * Theorising the Sign * Language in History * Language and Subjectivity * Language and Gender * Language and Sexuality * Order and Difference * Language Communities * Englishes * Language and Creativity * Languages/Cultures * Language and Colonialism * Language, Class and Education Each section is prefaced by an editorial introduction and concludes with suggestions for further reading. The Reader adopts a problem-based approach and offers extensive cross-referencing. The Routledge Language and Cultural Theory Reader is essential for students at undergraduate and postgraduate level working within the disciplines of English language, literary studies, cultural studies and linguistics. _
For almost a thousand years language has been an important and
contentious issue in Ireland. The story of the relations between
the English and Irish languages is a complex one full of unexpected
alliances, strange accounts of historical origins, and explicable
forms of cultural identity. But above all it reflects the great
themes of Irish history: colonial, invasion, native resistance, and
religious and cultural difference. Collected here for the first
time are texts on language from the date of the first legislation
against the Irish: the Statute of Kilkenny, 1366, to the
constitution of the Free State in 1922. Crowley's introduction
connects these texts to current debates, giving The Belfast
Agreement as a textual example and illustrating that the language
debates continue today. Divided into six historical sections with
detailed editor's introductions, this sourcebook includes familiar
cultural texts such as essays and letters by Yeats along side less
familiar writings including the Preface to the "New Testament" in
Irish.
In Language in History, Tony Crowley provides the analytical tools for answering such questions. Using a radical re-reading of Saussure and Bahktin, he demonstrates, in four case studies, the ways in which language has been used to construct social and cultural identity in Britain and Ireland. For example, he examines the ways in whcih language was employed to construct a bourgeois public sphere in 18th Century England, and he reveals how language is still being used in contemporary Ireland to articulate national and political aspirations. By bringing together linguistic and critical theory with his own sharp historical and political consciousness, Tony Crowley provides a new agenda for language study; one which acknowledges the fact that writing about history has always been determined by the historical context, and by issues of race, class and gender. Language in History represents a major contribution to the field, and an essential text for anyone interested in language, discourse and communication.
The texts in this book have been selected to illustrate the process
by which particular forms of English usage are erected and
validated as correct and standard. At the same time, the texts
demonstrate how a certain group of people, and certain sets of
cultural practices are privileged as correct, standard and central.
Covering a period of 300 years, these writers, who include Locke,
Swift, Webster, James, Newbolt and Marenbon, consider the questions
of language change and decay, correct and incorrect usage and what
to prescribe and proscribe. Reread in the light of recent debates
about cultural identity - how is it constructed and maintained?
what are its effects? - these texts attempt to demonstrate the
formative roles of race, class and gender in the construction of
"proper Englishness". This book should be of interest to students
and teachers of English studies and language and linguistics
including discourse theory and the history of language.
First published in 1991. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor &
Francis, an informa company.
A core introduction to the most innovative and influential writings which have shaped and defined the relations between language, culture and cultural identity in the twentieth-century. Selected theoretical texts are grouped together in themed sections, with extensive cross-referencing. Each section is prefaced by an editorial introduction outlining and contextualising the issues and arguments with which each section is concerned, and concluded with suggestions for further reading.
Nowhere in Britain is more closely associated with a form of
language than Liverpool. Yet the history of language in Liverpool
has been obscured by misrepresentation and myth-making and
narratives of Liverpool's linguistic past have scarcely done
justice to the rich, complex and fascinating history which produced
it. Scouse: A Social and Cultural History presents a
ground-breaking and iconoclastic account which challenges many of
the forms of received wisdom about language in Liverpool and
presents an alternative version of the currently accepted history.
Ranging from the mid eighteenth century to the present, the book
explores evidence from a host of different sources including the
first histories of Liverpool, a rare slaving drama set in the port,
a poor house report which records the first use of 'Scouse' (the
dish), nineteenth century debates on Gladstone's speech, the 'lost'
literature of the city, early to mid twentieth century newspaper
accounts of Liverpudlian words, idioms and traditions, little-known
essays which coined the use of 'Scouse' to refer to the language of
Liverpool, aspects of popular culture in the 1950s and 60s, the
Lern Yerself Scouse series, and examples drawn from contemporary
literature. In addition the analysis draws on recent developments
within the fields of sociolinguistics and linguistic anthropology -
particularly with regard to the study of language and identity and
the relationship between language and a sense of place - in order
to provide a radically new understanding of 'Scouse' in terms of
its history, its representation, and its contemporary social and
cultural significance.
Know someone with an antwacky stem-winder? Heard the Band of Hope
Street? Ever been on a vinegar trip? Do you jangle? Ever met a
Cunard yank in the Dingle? Could you pay for a dodger with a joey?
Have you heard a maccyowler in a jigger? The Liverpool English
Dictionary records the rich vocabulary that has evolved over the
past century and a half, as part of the complex, stratified,
multi-faceted and changing culture of this singular city. With over
2,000 entries from 'Abbadabba' to 'Z-Cars', the roots/routes,
meanings and histories of the words of Liverpool are presented in a
concise, clear and accessible format. Born and bred in Liverpool,
Professor Tony Crowley has spent over thirty years compiling this
bold and innovative dictionary, investigating historical lexicons,
sociological studies, works of history, local newspapers, popular
cultural representations, and, most importantly, the extensive
'lost' literature of the city. Illuminating, often remarkable, and
always enjoyable, this book transforms our understanding of the
history of language in Liverpool.
Wars of Words is the first comprehensive survey of the politics of
language in Ireland during the colonial and post-colonial periods.
Challenging received notions, Tony Crowley presents a complex,
fascinating, and often surprising history which has suffered
greatly in the past from over-simplification. Beginning with Henry
VIII's Act for English Order, Habit, and Language (1537) and ending
with the Republic of Ireland's Official Languages Act (2003) and
the introduction of language rights under the legislation proposed
by the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission (2004), this clear
and accessible narrative follows the continuities and
discontinuities of Irish history over the past five hundred years.
The major issues that have both united and divided Ireland are
considered with regard to language, including ethnicity, cultural
identity, religion, sovereignty, propriety, purity, memory, and
authenticity. But rather than simply presenting the accepted wisdom
on many of the language debates, this book re-visits the material
and considers previously little-known evidence in order to offer
new insights and to contest earlier accounts. The materials range
from colonial state papers to the writings of Irish
revolutionaries, from the work of Irish priest historians to
contemporary loyalist politicians, from Gaelic dictionaries to
Ulster-Scots poetry.
Wars of Words offers a reading of the crucial role language has
played in Ireland's political history. It concludes by arguing that
the Belfast Agreement's recognition that languages are 'part of the
cultural wealth of the island of Ireland', will be central to the
social development of the Republic and Northern Ireland. The
finalchapter analyses the way in which contemporary poets have used
Gaelic, Hiberno-English, Ulster-English, and Ulster-Scots, as
vehicles for the various voices that deman to be heard in the new
societies on both sides of the border.
Wars of Words is the first comprehensive survey of the politics of
language in Ireland during the colonial and post-colonial periods.
Challenging received notions, Tony Crowley presents a complex,
fascinating, and often surprising history which has suffered
greatly in the past from over-simplification. Beginning with Henry
VIII's Act for English Order, Habit, and Language (1537) and ending
with the Republic of Ireland's Official Languages Act (2003) and
the introduction of language rights under the legislation proposed
by the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission (2004), this clear
and accessible narrative follows the continuities and
discontinuities of Irish history over the past five hundred
years.
The major issues that have both united and divided Ireland are
considered with regard to language, including ethnicity, cultural
identity, religion, sovereignty, propriety, purity, memory, and
authenticity. But rather than simply presenting the accepted wisdom
on many of the language debates, this book re-visits the material
and considers previously little-known evidence in order to offer
new insights and to contest earlier accounts. The materials range
from colonial state papers to the writings of Irish
revolutionaries, from the work of Irish priest historians to
contemporary loyalist politicians, from Gaelic dictionaries to
Ulster-Scots poetry.
Wars of Words offers a reading of the crucial role language has
played in Ireland's political history. It concludes by arguing that
the Belfast Agreement's recognition that languages are 'part of the
cultural wealth of the island of Ireland', will be central to the
social development of the Republic and Northern Ireland. The
finalchapter analyses the way in which contemporary poets have used
Gaelic, Hiberno-English, Ulster-English, and Ulster-Scots, as
vehicles for the various voices that demand to be heard in the new
societies on both sides of the border.
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