考研冲刺真题文章解析（13）
<p> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="expect">expect</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="figures">figures</span>, <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="speech">speech</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="writing">writing</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="command">command</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="skill">skill</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="gift">gift</span>. <span word="Nor">Nor</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="aspire">aspire</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="command">command</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="book">book</span>, <span word="Doing">Doing</span> <span word="Our">Our</span> <span word="Own">Own</span> <span word="Thing">Thing</span>: <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Degradation">Degradation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Language">Language</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Music">Music</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Why">Why</span> <span word="We">We</span> <span word="Should">Should</span>, <span word="Like">Like</span>, <span word="Care">Care</span>, <span word="John">John</span> <span word="McWhorter">McWhorter</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="linguist">linguist</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="controversialist">controversialist</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="mixed">mixed</span> <span word="liberal">liberal</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="conservative">conservative</span> <span word="views">views</span>, <span word="sees">sees</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="triumph">triumph</span> <span word="of">of</span> 1960<span word="s">s</span> <span word="counter">counter</span>-<span word="culture">culture</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="responsible">responsible</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="decline">decline</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="formal">formal</span> <span word="English">English</span>.</p><p> <span word="Blaming">Blaming</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="permissive">permissive</span> 1960<span word="s">s</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="new">new</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="criticism">criticism</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="decline">decline</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="education">education</span>. <span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="McWhorter">McWhorter</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="academic">academic</span> <span word="speciality">speciality</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="change">change</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="sees">sees</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gradual">gradual</span> <span word="disappearance">disappearance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="whom">whom</span> , <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="regrettable">regrettable</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="loss">loss</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="case">case</span>-<span word="endings">endings</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Old">Old</span> <span word="English">English</span>.</p><p> <span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cult">cult</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="authentic">authentic</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="personal">personal</span>, <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> , <span word="has">has</span> <span word="spelt">spelt</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="formal">formal</span> <span word="speech">speech</span>, <span word="writing">writing</span>, <span word="poetry">poetry</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="music">music</span>. <span word="While">While</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="modestly">modestly</span> <span word="educated">educated</span> <span word="sought">sought</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="elevated">elevated</span> <span word="tone">tone</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="pen">pen</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="paper">paper</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1960<span word="s">s</span>, <span word="even">even</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="regarded">regarded</span> <span word="writing">writing</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="sought">sought</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="capture">capture</span> <span word="spoken">spoken</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="page">page</span>. <span word="Equally">Equally</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="poetry">poetry</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="highly">highly</span> <span word="personal">personal</span>, <span word="performative">performative</span> <span word="genre">genre</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="claim">claim</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="liveliness">liveliness</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="oral">oral</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="written">written</span> <span word="English">English</span>, <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="triumphing">triumphing</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span>, <span word="spontaneity">spontaneity</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="craft">craft</span>.</p><p> </p>
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