Milestones in the History of English in America Hardback
by Allen Walker Read, Richard W. Bailey
Hardback
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A collection of essays by one of the premier historians of American English, Milestones in the History of English in America is a remarkable introduction to Allen Walker Read's work and the ways in which archival materials can illuminate linguistic history.
This volume is divided into four sections: the emergence of American English as a distinct form and the attitudes of both Britons and Americans toward its development; the history of the most distinctive and widespread American coinage, "O.K."; euphemism and obscenity; and an autobiographical section that provides a fascinating portrait of a remarkable American scholar.
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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:450 pages
- Publisher:Duke University Press
- Publication Date:10/03/2002
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- ISBN:9780822365266
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Item not Available
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:450 pages
- Publisher:Duke University Press
- Publication Date:10/03/2002
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- ISBN:9780822365266