American English 1781 - 1921
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品牌: Daniel Davis
基本信息出版社:Routledge图书馆装订:4056页正文语种:英语ISBN:041527964X条形码:9780415279642商品尺寸:53.1 x 35.6 x 15.5 cm商品重量:8 KgASIN:041527964X商品描述America's geographical separation from Britain, combined with a range of fresh experiences and contacts, led to the emergence of a new vocabulary and a distinct style of the English language. The development of American English attracted the attention of educationalists and philologists, and this collection reprints a wide range of source texts written on the subject between 1781 and 1921. Bringing together a selection of the most important texts in an accessible form for the first time, this comprehensive eight-volume set is of key importance to scholars and students interested in researching the historical development of English in America. The thematically organized volumes include: * Vol. One: "Selected Papers on American English" * 572 pp * 0-415-27965-8 * Vol. Two: "Glossaries of Americanism" * 312 pp * 0-415-27966-6 * Vol. Three: "Words and their Uses, Past and Present" * 468 pp * 0-415-27967-4 * Vol. Four: "Every-day English" * 512 pp * 0-415-27968-2 * Vol. Five: "americanism" * 686 pp * 0-415-27969-0 * Vol. Six: "Plea for an American Language" and "Our Dictionaries" "and Other English Language Topics" * 480 pp * 0-415-27970-4 * Vol. Seven: "Parts of Speech" * 350 pp * 0-415-27971-2 * Vol. Eight: "The Pronunciation of Standard English in America" and "American English" * 612 pp * 0-415-27972-0 Each of the thematically organized volumes is preceded by a critical introduction placing the works in context and analyzing the principal issues to be discussed.
