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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Rosemarie Ostler (Freelance Writer, Freelance Writer)Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc Dimensions: Width: 21.10cm , Height: 2.60cm , Length: 15.00cm Weight: 0.431kg ISBN: 9780197647295ISBN 10: 0197647294 Pages: 304 Publication Date: 07 November 2023 Audience: College/higher education , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsIntroduction Chapter 1: The Beginnings of American English Chapter 2: Early Regional Dialects Chapter 3: Building the Vocabulary Chapter 4: American Grammar and Usage Chapter 5: The Spread of Regional Speech Chapter 6: Ethnic Dialects Chapter 7: Language Innovation outside the Mainstream Chapter 8: The Social Life of American English Chapter 9: American English Today Afterword: American English Tomorrow Appendix: American Vowels Endnotes Select BibliographyReviewsFrom a rich body of literature, Ostler mines material for this special history of the United States with the stories and reasons for creating the uniquely American language. * Robert S. Davis, New York Journal of Books * From a rich body of literature, Ostler mines material for this special history of the United States with the stories and reasons for creating the uniquely American language. * Robert S. Davis, New York Journal of Books * In this accessible, elegantly written, and handsomely produced book, Rosemarie Ostler, author of several popular books on language, brings together a wide range of facts (large and small) about English as used in the United States. * Tim William Machan, Modern Philology * Author InformationRosemarie Ostler is a freelance writer with a PhD in Linguistics from the University of Washington. She is the author of five books about the history of American English and numerous articles on language-related topics. Her work has appeared in American History, The Saturday Evening Post, Christian Science Monitor, Time.com, Atlas Obscura, and The Writer, among others. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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