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    Language Arts: Sound smarter without trying harder
    Language Arts: Sound smarter without trying harder
    Language Arts: Sound smarter without trying harder
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    Language Arts: Sound smarter without trying harder

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    Do great works of literature confound you? Can you not tell the difference between Expressionism and Impressionism? Fear not! The Very Lazy Intellectual: Language Arts delves into the speech, composition, and literature of modern culture. With information on everything to etymology, to literary criticism, to myriad literary styles, you'll have everything you need to be modern-day Bill Shakespeare.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSimon & Schuster
    Release dateSep 1, 2012
    ISBN9781440559051
    Language Arts: Sound smarter without trying harder
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    At Adams Media, we don’t just publish books—we craft experiences that matter to you. Whether you’re diving deep into spirituality, whipping up delights in the kitchen, or planning your personal finances, our diverse range of lifestyle books, decks, journals, and more is designed to feed your curiosity. The Adams team strives to publish content that celebrates readers where they are—and where they’re going.

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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

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