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Language Arts - Adams Media
The Very Lazy Intellectual
Language Arts
Sound smarter without trying harder
Adams Media, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc.
Avon, Massachusetts
Contents
Introduction
Language Learning in the United States
The Problem
Bilingualism
Parental Beliefs
Official English
Changes to Language
The Spread of Change
New Words
How Languages Change
Why Languages Change
The Components of Change
The Art of Translation
Learning to Speak
Brain Development
Middle English
Old English
Ancient Manuscripts
Early Copy Centers
Writing as Profession
The Novel
Literary Theory
Four Theories
Literary Terms
Literary Criticism
Schools of Criticism
Aestheticism
Expressionism
Impressionism
Modernism
Postmodernism
Naturalism
Realism
Romanticism
Surrealism
Comedy
Drama
Tragedy
Shakespeare
Authorship Doubts
Cheat Sheet for Language Arts
Also Available
Copyright Page
Introduction
If we were to look up the term lazy in a dictionary, we might expect to find some unflattering connotations. Let’s skip over such definitions as adverse or resistant to work,
slothful,
and sluggish,
and adopt a more positive, charitable perspective. If instead we consider lazy as economical
or avoiding waste,
we get a much better picture of the idea behind The Very Lazy Intellectual series.
This series of books is a set of short, economical references full of the fundamental knowledge you need to know to sound as if you really know something about a particular academic subject. The Very Lazy Intellectual: Language Arts lays out the indispensable facts, crucial high points, and fascinating elements of the development and usage of the English language to build your knowledge foundation.
Whether you want to refresh your memory of a long-since forgotten course, or merely wish to be able to say something intelligent about grammar or etymology, this book will help. Enjoy the low-effort scholarship of The Very Lazy Intellectual: Language Arts.
If you’d like to learn more about language arts, check out The Lazy Intellectual, available in print (978-1-4405-0456-3) and eBook (978-1-4405-0888-2) formats.
Language Learning in the United States
In many areas of business and government in the United States, there is an acute need for individuals who speak and understand a language other than English. Language was identified as the intelligence community’s single greatest need in a report issued in September 2001 by the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. The late Senator Paul Simon declared in 2001 that some eighty federal agencies need proficiency in nearly one hundred foreign languages … . Only eight percent of American college students study another language.
The Problem
Of the small number of Americans who study a foreign language, very few attain any proficiency. The Foreign Service Institute, the Federal Government’s