Speaking American

Speaking American
Author: Richard W. Bailey
Publisher: OUP USA
Total Pages: 226
Release: 2012-01-23
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 019517934X


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Speaking American shows what the English language looked like from various points on the American continent at crucial points in its linguistic history.


Speaking American
Language: en
Pages: 226
Authors: Richard W. Bailey
Categories: Language Arts & Disciplines
Type: BOOK - Published: 2012-01-23 - Publisher: OUP USA

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Speaking American shows what the English language looked like from various points on the American continent at crucial points in its linguistic history.
English in the Southern United States
Language: en
Pages: 260
Authors: Stephen J. Nagle
Categories: Language Arts & Disciplines
Type: BOOK - Published: 2003-01-09 - Publisher: Cambridge University Press

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The English of the southern United States is possibly the most studied of any regional variety of any language because of its rich internal diversity, its disti
Made in America
Language: en
Pages: 594
Authors: Bill Bryson
Categories: Americanisms
Type: BOOK - Published: 2016-09-08 - Publisher: Random House

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'Funny, wise, learned and compulsive' - GQ Bill Bryson turns away from travelling the highways and byways of middle America, so hilariously depicted in his best
The United States of English
Language: en
Pages: 305
Authors: Rosemarie Ostler
Categories: English language
Type: BOOK - Published: 2023 - Publisher: Oxford University Press

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"The United States of English tells the story of American speech from its earliest beginnings to its current state. Topics covered include the following: the fo
English with an Accent
Language: en
Pages: 484
Authors: Rosina Lippi-Green
Categories: Education
Type: BOOK - Published: 2012-03-15 - Publisher: Routledge

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Since its initial publication, English with an Accent has provoked debate and controversy within classrooms through its in-depth scrutiny of American attitudes