American no longer expect public
figures, whether in speech or in writing, to command the English language with
skill and gift. Nor do they aspire to such command themselves. In his latest
book, Doing Our Own Thing. The Degradation of language and Music and why we
should like, care, John McWhorter, a linguist and controversialist of mixed
liberal and conservative views, sees the triumph of 1960s counter-culture as
responsible for the decline of formal English. But the cult of the authentic and the personal, "doing our own thing", has spelt the death of formal speech, writing, poetry and music. While even the modestly educated sought an elevated tone when they put pen to paper before the 1960s, even the most well regarded writing since then has sought to capture spoken English on the page. Equally, in poetry, the highly personal, performative genre is A. (A) Logical thinking is not necessarily related to the way we talk. B. (B) Black English can be more expressive than standard English. C. (C) Non-standard varieties of human language are just as entertaining. D. (D) Of all the varieties, standard English can best convey complex ideas. [单项选择]Americans no longer expect public figures, whether in speech or in writing, to command the English language with skill and gift. Nor do they aspire to such command themselves. In his latest book, Doing Our Own Thing: The Degradation of Language and Music and Why We Should Like, Care, John McWhorter, a linguist and controversialist of mixed liberal and conservative views, sees the triumph of 1960s counter-culture as responsible for the decline of formal English.
Blaming the permissive 1960s is nothing new, but this is not yet another criticism against the decline in education. Mr. McWhorter’s academic specialty is language history and change, and he sees the gradual disappearance of "whom", for example, to be natural and no more regreuable than the loss of the case-endings of Old English. But the cult of the authentic and the personal, "doing our own thing", has spelt the death of formal speech, writing, poetry and music. While even the modestly educated sought an elevated ton A. Logical thinking is not necessarily related lo the way we talk. B. Black English can be more expressive than standard English. C. Non-standard varieties of human language are just as entertaining. D. Of all the varieties, standard English can best convey complex ideas. [单项选择]American no longer expect public figures, whether in speech or in writing, to command the English language with skill and gift. Nor do they aspire to such command themselves. In his latest book, Doing Our Own Thing, the Degradation of language and Music and why we should like, care, John Me Whorter, a linguist and controversialist of mixed liberal and conservative views, sees the triumph of 1960 scounter-eulture as responsible for the decline of formal English.
But the cult of the authentic and the personal, "doing our own thing", has spelt the death of formal speech, writing, poetry and music. While even the modestly educated sought an elevated tone when they put pen to paper before the 1960s, even the most well regarded writing since then has sought to capture spoken English on the page- Equally, in poetry, the highly personal, performative gene is the only form that could claim real liveliness, in both oral and written English, talking is triumphing over speaking, spontaneity A. interest in their language. B. appreciation of their efforts. C. admiration for their memory. D. contempt for their old-fashionedness. [单项选择]The public attitude towards official figures seems to be rather
A. confident. B. incredulous. C. optimistic. D. critical 我来回答: 提交
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