Milestones in the History of English in America - Volume 76

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.

Summary

A collection of essays by one of the premier historians of American English.

Product details

• Authors: Richard W Bailey, Richard W. Bailey, Allen Walker Read
• Assisted by: Richard W. Bailey (Editor)
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 10.03.2002
• EAN: 9780822365266
• ISBN: 978-0-8223-6526-6
• No. of pages: 454
• Dimensions: 161 mm x 235 mm x 35 mm
• Weight: 921 g
• Series: Publication of the American Di; Publications of the American Dialect Society; Publications of the American Dialect Society; Publication of the American Di
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; Amerikanisches Englisch