Toward a Social History of American English / / Joey L. Dillard.
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DGBA Linguistics and Semiotics - <1990 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter Mouton, , [2015] ©1985 |
| Year of Publication: | 2015 |
| Edition: | Reprint 2015 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Contributions to the Sociology of Language [CSL] ,
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (301 p.) |
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| Other title: | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Preface -- Chapter I: English Goes International: the Prehistory of American English -- Chapter II: Pidgin and Maritime Influence on Other Varieties -- Chapter III: On Leveling and Diversity in the Early Period -- Chapter IV: Southern Appalachia: Social Considerations of Speech -- Chapter V: Immigrants – Some of Them Involuntary -- Chapter VI: Frontier Speechways – Old and New -- Chapter VII: The Effect of the Frontier on the Lexicon of Gambling, Drinking, Smoking, and Other Vices -- Chapter VIII: The Changing Relationship between Movement and Innovation: the Railroads -- Chapter IX: The Special Variety and the Norm -- Chapter X: Puerto Rico: Bicolonialism and Bilingualism -- Chapter XI: A World Language – and How to Understand It -- References -- Index -- Backmatter |
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| Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
| ISBN: | 9783110885002 9783110636772 |
| ISSN: | 1861-0676 ; |
| DOI: | 10.1515/9783110885002 |
| Access: | restricted access |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | Joey L. Dillard. |