John Algeo (ed.)

The Cambridge History of the English Language

Herausgeber: Algeo, John

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This volume traces the history of English in North America during the past 400 years.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 664
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. April 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 40mm
• Gewicht: 1099g
• ISBN-13: 9780521264792
• ISBN-10: 0521264790
• Artikelnr.: 22018308

Autorenporträt

John Algeo is Professor Emeritus at the University of Georgia.

Inhaltsangabe

1. External history John Algeo
2. British and American, continuity and divergence John Hurt Fisher
3. British and Irish antecedents Michael Montgomery
4. Contact with other languages Suzanne Romaine
5. Americanisms Frederic G. Cassidy and Joan H. Hall
6. Slang Jonathan Lighter
7. Dialects Lee Pederson
8. African-American English Salikoko Mufwene
9. Grammatical structure Ronald R. Butters
10. Spelling Richard Venezky
11. Usage Edward Finegan
12. Canadian English Laurel J. Brinton and Margery Fee
13. Newfoundland English William Kirwin
14. American English abroad Richard Bailey.