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Trip of the Tongue : Cross-Country Travels in Search of America's Languages
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Trip of the Tongue : Cross-Country Travels in Search of America's Languages Hardcover - 2012 - 1st Edition

by Little, Elizabeth

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Little explores the United States' many cultures and languages in search of what they say about who we are individually, socially, and politically. This book is both a celebration of American multiculturalism and a reflection on what we value, what we fight for, and what we allow ourselves to forget.

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  • Title Trip of the Tongue : Cross-Country Travels in Search of America's Languages
  • Author Little, Elizabeth
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition number 1st
  • Edition 1
  • Condition Used - Good
  • Pages 320
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing USA, Qa5
  • Date 2012-03
  • Features Bibliography, Dust Cover, Index
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 2723997-6
  • ISBN 9781596916562 / 1596916567
  • Weight 1.08 lbs (0.49 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.54 x 6.44 x 1.09 in (24.23 x 16.36 x 2.77 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Americanisms, Sociolinguistics - United States
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2011039005
  • Dewey Decimal Code 306.446

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  • Booklist, 03/01/2012, Page 34
  • Kirkus Reviews, 02/01/2012, Page 0
  • Publishers Weekly, 01/16/2012, Page 46

About the author

Elizabeth Little is the author of Biting the Wax Tadpole: Confessions of a Language Fanatic. A Harvard graduate with a degree in Social Studies, she has formal training in Ancient Greek, Classical Chinese, Standard Mandarin, French, and Italian. She is currently a freelance writer and editor and lives in Los Angeles. Her website is http: //www.elizabeth-little.com.