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American linguist and academic (born 1965)
John Hamilton McWhorter V (/məkˈhwɔːrtər/; born October 6, 1965) is an American linguist. He is an associate professor of linguistics at Columbia University
John_McWhorter
Surname list
author Bob McWhorter (1891–1960), American football player C.K. McWhorter (1989– ), American businessman and philanthropist Diane McWhorter (born 1952)
McWhorter
2000 book by John McWhorter
America is a 2000 book by American linguist and political commentator John McWhorter, in which he argues that some elements of black culture are more responsible
Losing_the_Race
Political strategy
caseloads. In his 2006 book Winning the Race, political commentator John McWhorter attributed the rise in the welfare state after the 1960s to the Cloward–Piven
Cloward–Piven_strategy
2002 non-fiction book by John McWhorter
History of Language is a 2002 non-fiction book by American linguist John McWhorter. The book provides an overview of the then-recent research in the field
The_Power_of_Babel
Racial slur against Black people
ethical violations for quoting I Am Not Your Negro by James Baldwin, John McWhorter wrote that efforts to condemn racist language by white Americans had
Nigger
Set of American English accents
taught but rather persisted naturally among the upper class; linguist John McWhorter outlines a middle-ground possibility. No consistent name exists for
Northeastern_elite_accent
American YouTuber (born 1992)
substantial over the original clip that was being reacted to. Linguist John McWhorter of the New York Times commented on Shelesh's use of Black English words
SSSniperWolf
African-American colloquial term
Make a Deal on the N-Word: White folks will stop using it, and black folks will stop pretending that quoting it is saying it," John McWhorter, The Root
Nigga
Stable natural languages that have developed from a pidgin
See Bickerton (1983) See McWhorter (1998), McWhorter (2005), McWhorter (2018) Muysken & Law (2001) McWhorter (1998) McWhorter (2005) "Prototype as a Typological
Creole_language
Variety of American English
American creole. Linguist John McWhorter maintains that the contribution of West African languages to AAVE is minimal. McWhorter has characterized AAVE as
African-American Vernacular English
African-American_Vernacular_English
Political slang
state as a place "where woke goes to die". Linguist and social critic John McWhorter argues that the history of woke is similar to that of politically correct
Woke
Internet slang word
and popularized by Generation Alpha. According to American linguist John McWhorter, the term "evolved from 'goddamn'." Kelly Elizabeth Wright, a research
Gyatt
Belief in the superiority of white people
drawn between racist feelings and white racial advantage or privilege. John McWhorter, a specialist in language and race relations, explains the gradual replacement
White_supremacy
American judge (1797–1871)
represent Kanawha, Mason, Cabell, Logan and Nicholas Counties, and John McWhorter representing Harrison, Lewis and Wood Counties (although both members
John_J._Allen_(judge)
American linguist
Mufwene, Language, Jun., 1991, vol. 67, no. 2, p. 380-387 Review by John McWhorter, Language in Society, Sep., 1991, vol. 20, no. 3, p. 477-483 Review
John_A._Holm
Creatures in Indonesian folklore
Routledge. McWhorter, John Hamilton (2011). "8. Affixless in Austronesian: Why Flores is a puzzle and what to do about it". In McWhorter (ed.). Linguistic
Ebu_gogo
American writer and activist (1928–2014)
Scholar John McWhorter calls Angelou's books "tracts" that defend African American culture and fight negative stereotypes. According to McWhorter, Angelou
Maya_Angelou
Term for African American Vernacular English
differing from Standard American English. African American linguist John McWhorter argues that the use of the term does more to hinder than to help black
Ebonics_(word)
British evolutionary biologist and author (born 1941)
awareness movement Asteroid Day as a "100x Signatory". In 2025, he joined John McWhorter to discuss "The link between evolution and language". In 2026 in an
Richard_Dawkins
Guyanese-American linguist (born 1949)
news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) Rickford, John R.; John McWhorter. "Language Contact and Language Generation: Pidgins and Creoles"
John_R._Rickford
Internet slang
e-mail slang and have no place in business communication". Linguist John McWhorter stated, "Lol is being used in a particular way. It's a marker of empathy
LOL
American animated sitcom (2009–2013)
suggesting that the easiest fix for its problem was "cancellation". John McWhorter of The New Republic called it "a patronizing mess" and "basically Family
The_Cleveland_Show
American actor (1910–1971)
episode in Kollmar's career was recalled in a 2016 essay about Waller by John McWhorter, an American academic and linguist who is associate professor of English
Richard_Kollmar
Season of television show
Retrieved May 25, 2024. "Real Time With Bill Maher Ep 17: May 31, 2024: John Waters, David Axelrod, Ken Buck | Official Website for the HBO Series | HBO
Real Time with Bill Maher season 22
Real_Time_with_Bill_Maher_season_22
Softball stadium in South Carolina, United States
McWhorter Stadium is a softball park in the southeastern United States, located in Clemson, South Carolina. It is primarily used for NCAA and is the home
McWhorter_Stadium
American filmmaker, musician, and conspiracy theorist
their attorney, and the prosecution claimed she was. Glenn Loury and John McWhorter found the film persuasive, despite their misgivings about the filmmaker
Joel_Gilbert
Topics referred to by the same term
1831–1833 John McWhirter (mathematician), British scientist John McWhirter, a fictional reporter in the film Full Disclosure John McWhorter (born 1965)
John_McWhirter
American writer and podcaster (born 1996)
anti-racism," along with Glenn Loury, Thomas Chatterton Williams, and John McWhorter. In December 2020, Hughes was listed on the Forbes 30-under-30 list
Coleman_Hughes
American politician and civil rights leader (1940–2020)
John Robert Lewis (February 21, 1940 – July 17, 2020) was an American civil rights activist and statesman who served in the United States House of Representatives
John_Lewis
1952 modernist composition by John Cage
pitching the silence of John Cage against the noise of Simon Cowell". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved December 17, 2010. John McWhorter (April 23, 2024). "I'm
4′33″
Pejorative term
he would shift the ground of critics of "acting white." Commentators John McWhorter and Stephen J. Dubner have said that it might. Yahanna of the Israelite
Acting_white
American farmer, frontiersman and author
Lucullus Virgil McWhorter (January 29, 1860 – October 10, 1944) was an American farmer and frontiersman who documented the historical Native American
Lucullus_Virgil_McWhorter
2020 open letter defending free speech in Harper's Magazine
linguists Noam Chomsky and John McWhorter; fiction writers J. K. Rowling, Salman Rushdie, Margaret Atwood, Martin Amis, John Banville, Daniel Kehlmann
A Letter on Justice and Open Debate
A_Letter_on_Justice_and_Open_Debate
written by Daniel Hahn and published by Alfred A. Knopf on April 2, 2026. John McWhorter writing for The New York Times says, "The impossibility of a real through
If_This_Be_Magic
Award given to individuals for secularist and rationalist advocacy
24 | Center for Inquiry". 2 July 2024. Retrieved 3 November 2024. "John McWhorter to Receive CFI's 2025 Richard Dawkins Award during Scopes Trial Centennial
Richard_Dawkins_Award
anti-Semitism against real, valid protests." In reference to protesters, John McWhorter, a Columbia professor, said, "I find it very hard to imagine that they
Reactions to the 2024 Gaza war protests at universities
Reactions_to_the_2024_Gaza_war_protests_at_universities
Common speech variety of a specific population
using a variety of accents, styles, and registers. As American linguist John McWhorter describes about a number of dialects spoken in the American South in
Vernacular
Accent associated with AAVE
what she called "vocal blackface". For The New York Times, linguist John McWhorter wrote that the perception of non-black individuals' blaccents were distinct
Blaccent
2007 memoir of Clarence Thomas
not just for criticism but also for total annihilation." Linguist John McWhorter, in his book review for the NPR, writing on the Anita Hill allegations
My_Grandfather's_Son
American political slogan coined in 2021
associated with politics on either the left or the right. Linguist John McWhorter analyzed the linguistic attributes of the chant in The Atlantic, likening
Let's_Go_Brandon
American political analyst and civil rights activist (born 1968)
"Thank You, Glenn Beck!". HuffPost. Retrieved December 15, 2009. Mcwhorter, John (September 7, 2009). "Dumping Van Jones: Why Give In To Republicans'
Van_Jones
2023 book
critique". He compared the latter favorably to the ad hominem criticism by John McWhorter in Woke Racism and Vivek Ramaswamy. In a critical review for The Guardian
The_Identity_Trap
2018 book by Robin DiAngelo
personalities and moral choices and the universal human experience. Linguist John McWhorter, writing in The Atlantic, called the book "a racist tract", saying it
White_Fragility
Linguist John McWhorter speaks with Steve Inskeep about Donald Trump's "weaving" style of speech. [Interview with transcription] (...) MCWHORTER: (Laughter)
False or misleading statements by Donald Trump
False_or_misleading_statements_by_Donald_Trump
American 501(c)(3) public policy think tank
Innovation Bill Kristol, board of trustees member James Manzi, senior fellow John McWhorter (former senior fellow) Charles Murray (former senior fellow) Walter
Manhattan Institute for Policy Research
Manhattan_Institute_for_Policy_Research
Linguistic hypothesis on the origin of the English language
checklist features can sometimes be found in non-creole languages as well. John McWhorter, in a comprehensive survey of all known creoles, argued that the absence
Middle English creole hypothesis
Middle_English_creole_hypothesis
American football player and coach (born 1950)
Hamilton Pierce "Mac" McWhorter (born June 17, 1950) is an American football coach and former player. He is the head coach assistant and offensive line
Mac_McWhorter
Historical term for Black people
1960s in the African-American upper class. African-American linguist John McWhorter has bemoaned attacks on the use of Negro in "utterances or written reproductions
Negro
2003 Joy Hakim Freedom: A History of US A History of US March 2, 2003 John McWhorter Authentically Black: Essays for the Black Silent Majority African Americans
List of Booknotes interviews first aired in 2003
List_of_Booknotes_interviews_first_aired_in_2003
Woman who is not married to her child's father
even begun to be applied to married and engaged celebrities. Linguist John McWhorter states "baby mama" is typical Black English, removing the "'s" possessive
Baby_mama
Effort to promote an endangered language or revive a dead language
creating linguistically diverse materials is too great to take on. John McWhorter, American linguist and professor at Columbia University, has argued
Language_revitalization
Use of terms for concepts removed from the objects to which they were originally attached
Chomsky, BBC interview titled: "Silent Children, New Language" quoted in John McWhorter, Understanding Linguistics, lecture series. Morris CW. 1938. Foundations
Abstraction_(linguistics)
American magazine
contributing editor Adam Kirsch, poet and critic Alvaro Vargas Llosa, writer John McWhorter, linguist and political commentator Dana Milbank, senior editor Sherwin
The_New_Republic
American journalist and author (born 1957)
feature Wright, other hosts at Bloggingheads.tv include Glenn Loury, John McWhorter, Bill Scher, Matt Lewis, Kat Rosenfield, Phoebe Maltz-Bovy, and Aryeh
Robert_Wright_(journalist)
American nonprofit organization (2021-)
Kelly, musician Daryl Davis, Islam critic Ayaan Hirsi Ali, linguist John McWhorter, economist Glenn Loury, and right-wing writers Melissa Chen, Bari Weiss
Foundation Against Intolerance and Racism
Foundation_Against_Intolerance_and_Racism
2024 US political event
said the event was patriotic, according to The Philadelphia Inquirer. John McWhorter, an opinion writer for The New York Times, wrote: I'm not even sure
Donald Trump town hall meeting in Oaks, Pennsylvania
Donald_Trump_town_hall_meeting_in_Oaks,_Pennsylvania
American politician
U.S. representative from Virginia, son of George Jackson and brother of John G. Jackson. Born in Clarksburg, Virginia (now West Virginia), Jackson attended
Edward_B._Jackson
Hypothesis about the history of Germanic languages
language in their attempt to pronounce them. The American linguist John McWhorter supported essentially the same view in 2008, except considered that
Germanic_substrate_hypothesis
Season of television show
Ezra Klein March 21, 2025 (2025-03-21) 0.630 690 10 Gavin Newsom, John McWhorter, Rikki Schlott March 28, 2025 (2025-03-28) 0.563 691 11 Steve Bannon
Real Time with Bill Maher season 23
Real_Time_with_Bill_Maher_season_23
American music theorist (born 1966)
black linguist and instructor of music history at Columbia University John McWhorter, who published the following in Substack: "If Ewell's claim is that
Philip_Ewell
Davis, John McWhorter None (show begins with opening sequence) August 29 4110 Stephen continues to pretend he's in Denver. He talks about John McCain
List of The Colbert Report episodes (2008)
List_of_The_Colbert_Report_episodes_(2008)
Linguistic theory of creole language innovations
languages some compounded forms may be replaced by other constructions. John McWhorter contributed to the LBH with his Creole Prototype Theory, which argues
Language_bioprogram_theory
Academic debate about conceptualization of time in Hopi language
missing publisher (link) McWhorter, John (2009). Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue: The Untold History of English. Penguin. McWhorter, John (June 21, 2010). "Is
Hopi_time_controversy
Annual conference in New York City
Space. Also on the panel were Heather Berlin, Will Creele, Julia Galef, John McWhorter and Yvette d'Entremont. The panel was titled "Free Speech, Social Justice
Northeast Conference on Science and Skepticism
Northeast_Conference_on_Science_and_Skepticism
2006 book by Shelby Steele
Freedom in America. Roger Clegg compares it with the similar 2006 book by John McWhorter, Winning the Race. White Guilt Clegg, Roger (29 January 2007). "Broken
White_Guilt_(book)
history of the English language. NY: Routledge/Taylor & Francis, 2024. John McWhorter (2017). Words on the Move: Why English Won't - and Can't - Sit Still
History_of_English
Literary award for audiobooks
English Won't – and Can't – Sit Still (Like, Literally) (2016) John McWhorter John McWhorter Audible Finalist 2018 23rd American Wolf (2017) Nate Blakeslee
Audie_Award_for_Nonfiction
Concept in linguistics
(e.g., word-position). In 2001 creolist John McWhorter argued against the compensation hypothesis. McWhorter contended that it would be absurd if, as
Language_complexity
American author (born 1943)
Cowboy Country (1986). Maverick Books. Cowboy Fiddler (1992). With Frankie McWhorter. Texas Tech Press and University of North Texas Press. Horse Fixin’: Forty
John_R._Erickson
American journalist (born 1975)
Archived from the original on March 24, 2012. Retrieved October 10, 2012. "John McWhorter (The Root, What Language Is) and Glenn Loury (Brown University)". Bloggingheads
Jodi_Kantor
American college football coach and convicted child sex offender (born 1944)
Amendola was Sandusky's lead attorney for the defense team; and Senior Judge John Cleland presided. Over the course of the trial that lasted eight days, jurors
Jerry_Sandusky
Retrieved May 25, 2024. "Real Time With Bill Maher Ep 17: May 31, 2024: John Waters, David Axelrod, Ken Buck | Official Website for the HBO Series | HBO
List of Real Time with Bill Maher episodes
List_of_Real_Time_with_Bill_Maher_episodes
Surname list
(1930–2011), 46th governor of Tennessee McWhorter, MacWhorter John McWhorter (born 1965), American linguist William A. McWhorter (1918–1944), US Army WWII (casualty)
McWhirter
American author and Anglican priest
Warren were Tressie McMillan Cottom, Jay Caspian Kang, Kara Swisher, and John McWhorter. Warren's newsletters—also published as columns on the Times website—have
Tish_Harrison_Warren
American journalist and author
Rebecca Diane McWhorter (born November 1, 1952) is an American journalist, commentator, and author who has written extensively about race and the history
Diane_McWhorter
American author, anthropologist, filmmaker (1891–1960)
Republican. She was a supporter of Booker T. Washington. According to John McWhorter, writing in City Journal, although she stated her support for the "complete
Zora_Neale_Hurston
Topics referred to by the same term
Street: Debunking the Myth of "Pure" Standard English, a 1998 book by John McWhorter Word on tha Streets (Bad Azz album), 1998 Word on tha Streets (Skatterman
Word_on_the_Street
Using 'do' in negated clauses, questions, and other constructions
uses in other West Germanic languages. Some scholars, such as linguist John McWhorter, argue that the construction arose via the influence of Celtic speakers;
Do-support
Ethnic group
result of decreolization from a widespread American Creole. Linguist John McWhorter maintains that the contribution of West African languages to AAVE is
Atlantic_Creoles
Season of television show
0.78 626 6 Bernie Sanders, John Heilemann, Russell Brand March 3, 2023 (2023-03-03) 0.73 627 7 David Byrne, John McWhorter, Josh Tyrangiel March 10, 2023 (2023-03-10)
Real Time with Bill Maher season 21
Real_Time_with_Bill_Maher_season_21
American academic administrator
Mercil and Ann Hamilton, Congresswoman Liz Cheney, opinion writers John McWhorter and Michael Eric Dyson, and creative writer George Saunders. Ritter
Gretchen_Ritter
Neighborhood of Philadelphia
in the Philadelphia market Connie Mack, baseball manager and owner John McWhorter, linguist and political commentator Violet Oakley, artist Eric Owens
Mount_Airy,_Philadelphia
Description of opera's historical development in the USA
Elmer Rice, the lyrics by Langston Hughes. The opera was described by John McWhorter as "dark and hopless, with angular melodies and busy ensembles – yet
Opera_in_the_United_States
American psychiatrist (born 1948)
apologies afterwards. In a New York Times op-ed, Columbia professor John McWhorter wrote: "It is unjust that someone’s life — and life’s work — be derailed
Jeffrey_Lieberman
Island of the Lesser Sunda Islands in Indonesia
Ngadha language uses no prefixes or suffixes. This has led linguist John McWhorter to speculate that maybe these two rudimentary languages came into being
Flores
Couple known for their collaborative literary translations
perception that they miss the original tone of the authors. Linguist John McWhorter has also criticized their literalness, adding that, "surprisingly often"
Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky
Richard_Pevear_and_Larissa_Volokhonsky
(endorsed, and later appointed as campaign treasurer to, Blackburn) Stuart McWhorter, Tennessee Commissioner of Economic & Community Development (2022–present)
2026 Tennessee gubernatorial election
2026_Tennessee_gubernatorial_election
"Stephen Colbert 'Late Show' Features Cameos by Jimmy Fallon, Jon Stewart, John Oliver, Seth Meyers, Adam Sandler and More in Spoof of Coldplay Kiss-Cam
List of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert episodes (2025)
List_of_The_Late_Show_with_Stephen_Colbert_episodes_(2025)
Executive Chef from Washington D.C (eliminated after the entrée) Lance McWhorter, Chef from Dallas, TX (eliminated after the dessert) Denise Shavandy,
List of Chopped episodes (season 41–present)
List_of_Chopped_episodes_(season_41–present)
Charitable foundation
the theme was Language, speakers included Esther Perel, Es Devlin, John McWhorter and Martin Puchner. In 2023, the theme was Flourishing, speakers and
Alpine_Fellowship
American judge
a year younger than her husband and the mother of Gideon D. Camden Jr., John A. Camden, and daughters Eliza Camden Boggess (who lived with her lawyer
Gideon_D._Camden
Process in historical linguistics
edu/30641357/Some_Homeric_Etymologies_in_the_Light_of_Oral-Formulaic_Theory John McWhorter (2003). The Power of Babel: A natural history of language. Harper Perennial
Rebracketing
Political concept
also identifying what he viewed as weaknesses in the book. Linguist John McWhorter criticized the work, arguing that it framed Black individuals in a condescending
White_defensiveness
Nonfiction literary award from the NAACP
Asadullah Samad Winning the Race: Beyond the Crisis in Black America John McWhorter 2007 The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work – Nonfiction
NAACP_Image_Award_for_Outstanding_Literary_Work_–_Nonfiction
2016 book by Tom Wolfe
"errors are so extraordinary that it would take an essay to review them." John McWhorter observed in his Vox review that Wolfe revealed a fundamental misunderstanding
The_Kingdom_of_Speech
American musician and songwriter (born 1947)
small northeast Texas town of Linden. He is the son of Hughlene (née McWhorter; 1916–2003) and Con Junell "C. J." Henley (1907–1972), and has English
Don_Henley
girls had babies by the time they were eighteen years old. Linguist John McWhorter called the project a failure due to not considering cultural differences
Belmont_112
American civil rights activist (1913–2005)
Michigan. She continued to advocate for civil rights, supporting people such as John Conyers, Joanne Little, Gary Tyler, Angela Davis, Joe Madison, and Nelson
Rosa_Parks
Biannual philosophy and music festival
psychiatrist and former Government Drugs Adviser David Nutt, linguist John McWhorter, Shadow Home Secretary Diane Abbott, former Archbishop of Canterbury
HowTheLightGetsIn_Festival
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