Words and Ways of American English
Author | : Thomas Pyles |
Publisher | : New York : Random House |
Total Pages | : 328 |
Release | : 1952 |
Genre | : Americanisms |
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Author | : Thomas Pyles |
Publisher | : New York : Random House |
Total Pages | : 328 |
Release | : 1952 |
Genre | : Americanisms |
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Author | : Thomas Pyles |
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Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1954 |
Genre | : Americanisms |
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Author | : John Algeo |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 13 |
Release | : 2006-08-10 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 1139457322 |
Speakers of British and American English display some striking differences in their use of grammar. In this detailed survey, John Algeo considers questions such as: •Who lives on a street, and who lives in a street? •Who takes a bath, and who has a bath? •Who says Neither do I, and who says Nor do I? •After 'thank you', who says Not at all and who says You're welcome? •Whose team are on the ball, and whose team isn't? Containing extensive quotations from real-life English on both sides of the Atlantic, collected over the past twenty years, this is a clear and highly organized guide to the differences - and the similarities - between the grammar of British and American speakers. Written for those with no prior knowledge of linguistics, it shows how these grammatical differences are linked mainly to particular words, and provides an accessible account of contemporary English in use.
Author | : Thomas Pyles |
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Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1954 |
Genre | : Americanisms |
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Author | : Zoltan Kovecses |
Publisher | : Broadview Press |
Total Pages | : 362 |
Release | : 2000-09-26 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 1551112299 |
This book is a cultural-historical (rather than purely linguistic) introduction to American English. The first part consists of a general account of variation in American English. It offers concise but comprehensive coverage of such topics as the history of American English; regional, social and ethnic variation; variation in style (including slang); and British and American differences. The second part of the book puts forward an account of how American English has developed into a dominant variety of the English language. It focuses on the ways in which intellectual traditions such as puritanism and republicanism, in shaping the American world view, have also contributed to the distinctiveness of American English.
Author | : Ralph Ellison |
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Release | : 1952 |
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Author | : Thomas Pyles |
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Release | : 1954 |
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Author | : Christopher Davies |
Publisher | : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
Total Pages | : 260 |
Release | : 2007-09-26 |
Genre | : Reference |
ISBN | : 9780547350288 |
This guide to the language differences between the United States and United Kingdom is “a fascinating collection full of all kinds of surprises” (Minneapolis Star Tribune). Taxi rank . . . toad in the hole . . . dustman . . . fancy dress . . . American visitors to London (or viewers of British TV shows) might be confused by these terms. But most Britons would be equally puzzled by words like caboose, bleachers, and busboy. In Divided by a Common Language, Christopher Davies explains these expressions and discusses the many differences in pronunciation, spelling, and vocabulary between British and American English. He compares the customs, manners, and practical details of daily life in the United Kingdom and the United States, and American readers will enjoy his account of American culture as seen through an Englishman’s eyes. Davies tops it off with an amusing list of expressions that sound innocent enough in one country but make quite the opposite impression in the other. Two large glossaries help travelers translate from one variety of English to the other, and additional lists explain the distinctive words of Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa. This delightful book is the ideal companion for travelers—or anyone who enjoys the many nuances of language.
Author | : Thomas Pyles |
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Total Pages | : 310 |
Release | : 196? |
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Author | : Ann Cook |
Publisher | : Barron's Educational Series, Incorporated |
Total Pages | : 162 |
Release | : 2000 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 9780764173691 |
Directed to speakers of English as a second language, a multi-media guide to pronouncing American English uses a "pure-sound" approach to speaking to help imitate the fluid ways of American speech.