Milestones in the History of English in America

By Allen Walker Read and Richard W. Bailey

Book Overview

A collection of essays by one of the premier historians of American English, Milestones in the History of English in America is a remarkable introduction to Allen Walker Read's work and the ways in which archival materials can illuminate linguistic history. This volume is divided into four sections: the emergence of American English as a distinct form and the attitudes of both Britons and Americans toward its development; the history of the most distinctive and widespread American coinage, "O.K."; euphemism and obscenity; and an autobiographical section that provides a fascinating portrait of a remarkable American scholar.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 082236526X
• ISBN13: 9780822365266
• Release Date: March 2002
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Length: 454 Pages
• Weight: 2.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.3" x 9.2"