"Learn the origins of Cape Cod's fascinating names given by Native Americans and European settlers. Hundreds of names of towns, lakes, rivers, islands, and more are listed in alphabetical format."
"Learn the origins of Cape Cod's fascinating names given by Native Americans and European settlers. Hundreds of names of towns, lakes, rivers, islands...
"Once upon a very, very long time ago, when toads could talk and the sun could sing, there lived a certain Duke whose tiny Dukedom was known as Dingle. Now, being a Duke is no small job, and the Duke of Dingle, being quite certain that he was twice as busy, twice as famous, twice as rich and twice as Dukely as any other Duke, proudly considered himself not just an ordinary Duke but a very special Double-Duke He was a kindly little man who smiled a good deal. He loved cherry tarts, and had a very round tummy to show for it. He lived in his palace with his wife, the Double-Duchess, and their...
"Once upon a very, very long time ago, when toads could talk and the sun could sing, there lived a certain Duke whose tiny Dukedom was known as Dingle...
Faces of English explores the phenomenon of increasing dialects, varieties, and creoles, even as the spread of globalization supports an apparently growing uniformity among nations. The book's chapters supply descriptions of Jamaican English in Toronto, English as an L2 in a South African mining township, Chinese and English contact in Singapore, unexpected, emergent variants in Canadian English, and innovations in the English of West Virginia. Further, the book offers some perspective on internet English as well as on abiding uniformities in the lexicon and grammar of standard...
Faces of English explores the phenomenon of increasing dialects, varieties, and creoles, even as the spread of globalization supports an a...
