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9780521183963: One Language, Two Grammars?: Differences between British and American English
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ISBN 10 : 0521183960 ISBN 13 : 9780521183963
Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2010

Synopsis

It is well known that British and American English differ substantially in their pronunciation and vocabulary - but differences in their grammar have largely been underestimated. This volume focuses on British–American differences in the structure of words and sentences and supports them with computer-aided studies of large text collections. Present-day as well as earlier forms of the two varieties are included in the analyses. This makes it the first book-length treatment of British and American English grammar in contrast, with topics ranging from compound verbs to word order differences and tag questions. The authors explore some of the better-known contrasts, as well as a great variety of innovative themes that have so far received little or no consideration. Bringing together the work of a team of leading scholars in the field, this book will be of interest to those working within the fields of English historical linguistics, language variation and change, and dialectology.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

It is well known that British and American English differ substantially in their pronunciation and vocabulary - but differences in their grammar have largely been underestimated. This volume focuses on British–American differences in the structure of words and sentences and supports them with computer-aided studies of large text collections. Present-day as well as earlier forms of the two varieties are included in the analyses. This makes it the first book-length treatment of British and American English grammar in contrast, with topics ranging from compound verbs to word order differences and tag questions. The authors explore some of the better-known contrasts, as well as a great variety of innovative themes that have so far received little or no consideration. Bringing together the work of a team of leading scholars in the field, this book will be of interest to those working within the fields of English historical linguistics, language variation and change, and dialectology.

Revue de presse

Review of the hardback: '... an important book ...' Journal of English Language and Linguistics

'... an important and stimulating read for researchers of diverse areas of linguistic research ... a great contribution to growing literature on variation studies using large-scale corpus data.' Studies in English Literature

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Éditeur
Cambridge University Press
Date d'édition
2010
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0521183960
ISBN 13 
9780521183963
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
486
Éditeur
Rohdenburg Günter
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9780521872195: One Language, Two Grammars?: Differences between British and American English

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ISBN 10 :  0521872197 ISBN 13 :  9780521872195
Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2009
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