One Language, Two Grammars? : Differences between British and American English Hardback
Edited by Gunter Rohdenburg, Julia (Otto-Friedrich-Universitat Bamberg, Germany) Schluter
Part of the Studies in English Language series
Hardback
Description
It is well known that British and American English differ substantially in their pronunciation and vocabulary - but differences in their grammar have largely been underestimated.
This volume focuses on British-American differences in the structure of words and sentences and supports them with computer-aided studies of large text collections.
Present-day as well as earlier forms of the two varieties are included in the analyses.
This makes it the first book-length treatment of British and American English grammar in contrast, with topics ranging from compound verbs to word order differences and tag questions.
The authors explore some of the better-known contrasts, as well as a great variety of innovative themes that have so far received little or no consideration.
Bringing together the work of a team of leading scholars in the field, this book will be of interest to those working within the fields of English historical linguistics, language variation and change, and dialectology.
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:486 pages
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:22/01/2009
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- ISBN:9780521872195
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:486 pages
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:22/01/2009
- Category:
- ISBN:9780521872195
