This volume traces the history of English in North America during the past 400 years. Sixteen leading authorities in the field consider how the vocabulary (both standard and slang), grammar, spelling, and usage in both the standard language and regional and social dialects have evolved, and examine the relationship of and interaction between British and American English. Separate chapters deal with African-American English, Canadian English and Newfoundland English. The volume also includes suggestions for further reading, a glossary of linguistic terms, and an extensive bibliography.
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This volume traces the history of English in North America during the past 400 years. Sixteen leading authorities in the field consider how the vocabulary (both standard and slang), grammar, spelling, and usage in both the standard language and regional and social dialects have evolved, and examine the relationship of and interaction between British and American En glish. Separate chapters deal with African-American English, Canadian English and Newfoundland English and the volume also includes suggestions for further reading, a glossary of linguistic terms, and an extensive bibliography.
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The history of a language is intimately related to the history of the community of its speakers, so neither can be studied without considering the other. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
colonial lag, hog words, barn words, positive anymore, speech using words, colonial speech, linguistic atlases, multiple modals, transatlantic comparison, double modals, regional vocabulary, mountain speech, linguistic correctness, unrounded vowel, diachronic evidence, nonstandard varieties, linguistic geography, possessive marker, slang vocabulary, word slang, regional speech, linguistic propriety, snake doctor, social dialects, national varieties Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
American English, United States, New England, New York, British English, Canadian English, North America, British Isles, World War, South Carolina, Noah Webster, Lower South, North Carolina, American Indian, Irish English, New Orleans, New Jersey, Upper South, American South, Inland Northern, Mississippi Valley, Benjamin Franklin, East Anglia, Newfoundland English, Samuel Johnson New!
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The history of a language is intimately related to the history of the community of its speakers, so neither can be studied without considering the other. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
colonial lag, hog words, barn words, positive anymore, speech using words, colonial speech, linguistic atlases, multiple modals, transatlantic comparison, double modals, regional vocabulary, mountain speech, linguistic correctness, unrounded vowel, diachronic evidence, nonstandard varieties, linguistic geography, possessive marker, slang vocabulary, word slang, regional speech, linguistic propriety, snake doctor, social dialects, national varieties Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
American English, United States, New England, New York, British English, Canadian English, North America, British Isles, World War, South Carolina, Noah Webster, Lower South, North Carolina, American Indian, Irish English, New Orleans, New Jersey, Upper South, American South, Inland Northern, Mississippi Valley, Benjamin Franklin, East Anglia, Newfoundland English, Samuel Johnson New!
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- The American Heritage Dictionary: Fourth Edition (21st Century Reference) by Houghton Mifflin Company on 9 pages
- The Reader's Companion to American History by John A. Garraty on 7 pages
- Focus on Canada (Varieties of English Around the World General Series) by Sandra Clarke on 5 pages
- American Spelling Book by Noah Webster on 4 pages
- Dictionary of American English (Simon & Schuster gem) by Webster on 4 pages
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- Northern English: A Social and Cultural History by Katie Wales on 11 pages
- New-Dialect Formation: The Inevitability of Colonial Englishes by Peter Trudgill on 9 pages
- Alternative Histories of the English Language by Peter Trudgill on 8 pages
- A Survey of Modern English by Stephan Gramley on 8 pages
- Alliteration and Sound Change in Early English (Cambridge Studies in Linguistics) by Donka Minkova on 8 pages
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