Milestones in the History of English in America

Allen Walker Read,Richard W. Bailey

Milestones in the History of English in America
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Duke University Press
Country
United States
Published
10 March 2002
Pages
450
ISBN
9780822365266

Milestones in the History of English in America

Allen Walker Read,Richard W. Bailey

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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