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Milestones in the History of English in America Hardcover - 2002

by Allen Walker Read; Richard W. Bailey


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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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  • Title Milestones in the History of English in America
  • Author Allen Walker Read; Richard W. Bailey
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition 1ST
  • Pages 454
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Duke University Press, Durham, NC
  • Date 2002-03
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated
  • ISBN 9780822365266 / 082236526X
  • Weight 2.03 lbs (0.92 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.24 x 6.34 x 1.39 in (23.47 x 16.10 x 3.53 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects English language - United States - History, Americanisms - History
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2001051269
  • Dewey Decimal Code 420.973
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