Okay, I read the above linked article a little more closely and you seem to be right. My fault for skimming, I suppose. That's unfortunate, but at least it gets used derisively (I'll actually ask one of my friends if and how it gets used by his young coworkers).
I'm not familiar with McWhorter, but his field of study looks appropriate on wikipedia. I assume he is not quite the essential reading as Sowell is, though. I have more fun engaging strangers directly about language use, so I generally don't research the field deeply.
Okay, I read the above linked article a little more closely and you seem to be right. My fault for skimming, I suppose. That's unfortunate, but at least it gets used derisively (I'll actually ask one of my friends if and how it gets used by his young coworkers).
I'm not familiar with McWhorter, but his field of study looks appropriate on wikipedia. I assume he is not quite the essential reading as Sowell is, though. I have more fun engaging strangers directly about language use, so I generally don't research the field deeply.
No one can reach the heights of Sowell, of course, but he often does make good contributions.