My name is bill miller, and i codirect the fall for the book festival. Whoo thank you very much. [laughter] i am so glad you all are here. First of all, let me a couple of housekeeping things. Cspan is here taping this evening, so that will be broadcast later. We will, that will include the question and answer session, so when we get to that portion, please come down to the microphone here on my left, and that will be lit so that if you ask the scintillating, brilliant question, youll be on cspan. The, we will, were going to do a little presentation, explanation, a couple of things here. Well try to move them along fairly quickly. But then well bring out sandra, and we know thats why youre here, and then we will have book sales and signing in the lobby afterward. Ive been involved with fall for the book since it was a Study Committee in 1998, and it was formed by the city of fairfax, Fairfax County library and a group of us here at mason. From those beginnings, fall for the book has al
Has been a Community Effort to now we have more than twowo dozen sponsors and more than two dozen additional people and agencies and organizations that are partners and of course, you if you left, not knowing youre coming to a Literary Festival youre not alone often our festival goers dont come to the festival themselves but to see or hear or meet a favorite writer. That is okay with us. O have we are glad to have you. In fact, we depend on youu and and which is given prominence. In that same way that happened. Chair of Uh Development committee for fall for the book with all of the great authors to keep up programs coming by raising the funds needed. Fall for the book is a five 01 c3 that we rely on donations to keep this going it is thought 18 years we have been doing this of a one day festival now going through a whole week and we know this incredible resources to our community looke if you looked at the pamphlet you saw it was one weeks worth of defense going on all over the communi
Will lead to a minnesota 10 library than the more they get started with the fellow audience members fulfill with Electronic Devices that this time. Talking with John Mcwhorter on his book words on the move the word clued derives from the word clue that means follow beyond. And that makes sense to take on new meaning in the shape. Pet John Mcwhorter explains the should not scare us. And then to embrace the change of i did. As a professor of English Channel comparative literature please give a warm welcome to John Mcwhorter. [applause] i want to talk to you about the new wave of late wage because to explain the reality of how language works and what it really is berger ultimately to understand what we do but there is a lot of common between language and natural history. You would never know which by the way languages taught in the School System or you would never know that and to give you a new way. And then to feel better about your own speech. What it comes down to is language is inher
See here online at booktv. Org. Welcome to the manhattan library. My name is erica parker, im elaborate here at midmanhattan. Before we get started out of respect for the speaker and your fellow audience members i would like you to please silence all Electronic Devices at this time. Thank you for joining us for all the talk with John Mcwhorter on his book words on the move why english wont and cant sit still. So language shifts constantly. Did you know the word clue derived from clue, a middle english word meaning follow the yarn. In passionat follow thread we through the labyrinth. It does not make sense. Countless other words have changed this way taking on new meetings or new shades of meaning. In the age of means and texting, lol, dfw, et cetera, language continues to shift. But as John Mcwhorter explains, this shouldnt scare us. Submit expense of english language is evolving before our eyes, and why we should embrace the change, not fight it. John mcwhorter as an associate profess
Next, Columbia University Professor John mcwhorter discovers how word means have changed over time. This program contains language that some may find offensive. Welcome to the library my name is erica parker. Before we get started i have respect for the speaker and your fellow audience members, please silence all Electronic Devices at this time. Thank you for joining us for a talk with John Mcwhorter on his book words on the move why english wont and cant sit still like, literally . Language shifts. Constantly. Did you know the word clue derived from clue, a middle english word meaning aa bowl of thread now it makes sense, countless other words change taking on new meeting or new shades of meaning. In the age of memes and texan, lol, ls w, ts w, etc. Language continues to shift. But as John Mcwhorter explains, it should not scare us. He explains how the english language has evolved before our eyes and why we should embrace the change not fight it. John mcwhorter is an associate profess