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The Cambridge history of the English language, edited by John Algeo, volume 6

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The Cambridge history of the English language

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edited by John Algeo

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Volume VI of The Cambridge History of the English Language traces the history of English in North America from its British background to its present position among the varieties of English used around the globe. The influences that have formed American English include the political, social, and cultural changes in American life, contact with other languages in North America, and continuing immigration from the British Isles and around the globe. In this book, sixteen leading authorities in the field consider how the vocabulary (both standard and slang), grammar, spelling, and usage in both the standard language and regional and social dialects have evolved in response to these influences, and examine the relationship of and interaction between British and American English. Separate chapters deal with African-American English, Canadian English and Newfoundland English and the volume also includes suggestions for further reading, a glossary of linguistic terms, and an extensive bibliography--, Provided by Publisher

EXTERNAL HISTORY by John Algeo -- BRITISH AND AMERICAN, CONTINUITY AND DIVERGENCE by John Hurt Fisher -- BRITISH AND IRISH ANTECEDENTS by Michael Montgomery -- CONTACT WITH OTHER LANGUAGES by Suzanne Romaine -- AMERICANISMS by Frederic G. Cassidy and Joan Houston Hall -- SLANG by Jonathan E. Lighter -- DIALECTS by Lee Pederson -- AFRICAN-AMERICAN ENGLISH by Salikoko S. Mufwene -- GRAMMATICAL STRUCTURE by Ronald R. Butters -- SPELLING by Richard L. Venezky -- USAGE by Edward Finegan -- CANADIAN ENGLISH by Laurel J. Brinton and Margery Fee -- NEWFOUNDLAND ENGLISH by William J. Kirwin -- American English Abroad by Richard W. Bailey