A History of American English

ISBN-13: 9781138412811 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017

J. L. Dillard

Opis

Part of the "Longman Linguistics Library", this text examines the history and development of American English, covering such topics as the development of Black English, regionalization and de-regionalization and early diversity, levelling and rediversification.

Spis treści

Chapter 1 On the background of American English; Chapter 2 Early diversity, levelling and rediversification; Chapter 3 The development of Black English; Chapter 4 The development of Southern; Chapter 5 The early history of the Gulf Corridor; Chapter 6 Westward, not without complication; Chapter 7 Regionalization and de-regionalization; Chapter 8 Deruralization: the small town, the city and the suburbs;

O autorze

Authored by Dillard, J. L.