American English (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

Gilbert M. Tucker

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1331061091 ISBN 13 : 9781331061090

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Explore how American English grew apart—and reshaped speech across the United States.

American English Unpacked reveals how words, spellings, and usage evolved in the United States. This book gathers historical quotes and examples to show how American speech has interacted with Britain and other influences. It helps readers understand why certain terms and phrases sound distinct today, and what that says about American culture and communication.

From early debates about proper English to everyday slang, the work traces patterns, changes, and the playful quirks of American usage. It offers context for students, writers, and curious readers who want to see the big picture behind everyday language choices.

• Learn how American spellings and word choices diverged from British norms.
• Discover notable examples and how they entered common usage.
• See the historical debates that surrounded language in everyday life.
• Gain a clearer frame for thinking about regional and national language trends.

Ideal for readers curious about how American speech took its own path and what that path reveals about the United States.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

This book was originally published prior to 1923, and represents a reproduction of an important historical work, maintaining the same format as the original work. While some publishers have opted to apply OCR (optical character recognition) technology to the process, we believe this leads to sub-optimal results (frequent typographical errors, strange characters and confusing formatting) and does not adequately preserve the historical character of the original artifact. We believe this work is culturally important in its original archival form. While we strive to adequately clean and digitally enhance the original work, there are occasionally instances where imperfections such as blurred or missing pages, poor pictures or errant marks may have been introduced due to either the quality of the original work or the scanning process itself. Despite these occasional imperfections, we have brought it back into print as part of our ongoing global book preservation commitment, providing customers with access to the best possible historical reprints. We appreciate your understanding of these occasional imperfections, and sincerely hope you enjoy seeing the book in a format as close as possible to that intended by the original publisher.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1331061091
• ISBN 13: 9781331061090
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 377
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