| American English 1781 - 1921 Contributor(s): Davis, Daniel R. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 041527964X ISBN-13: 9780415279642 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $2671.88 Product Type: Hardcover Published: January 2003 Annotation: 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Reference - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - Etymology |
| Dewey: 427.973 |
| LCCN: 2002031949 |
| Physical Information: 6.1" H x 14" W x 20.9" (17.70 lbs) 4056 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This set reprints a wide range of source texts invaluable to the study of American English. Volume I contains a selection of articles chronicling the debate over Americanisms in both the American and popular British press. Additional volumes comprise several glossaries of American English that illustrate the growing creativity, autonomy and specialization of the language, as well as the linguistic debates of the era. The collection will be of key importance in the study of the first 'world English' to stake its claim outside the British Isles. The issues that arose in the development of English language in America were later to emerge in many other colonial settings where English was adopted as a language - both in settler colonies such as Australia and New Zealand, and in administrative colonies such as India, Malaysia and the Philippines. More particularly, for scholars and students interested in researching the historical development of English in America, this set brings together for the first time, a selection of the most important texts in an accessible and coherent form. |