The Politics of American English, 1776-1850

by David Simpson

Book Overview

Language, its nature, and its uses have always been controversial topics. This engaging study brings into focus those highly charged years in America Between 1776 and 1850 when questions of language mirrored the social and political arguments of the time and generated even more arguments on both sides of the Atlantic over what American English was, what it might become, and what it ought to be. With a strong narrative line, The Politics of American...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195037243
• ISBN13: 9780195037241
• Release Date: January 1986
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.9" x 8.5"