Toward a Social History of American English /
Dillard, Joey L.
Toward a Social History of American English / Joey L. Dillard. - Reprint 2015 - 1 online resource (301 p.) - Contributions to the Sociology of Language [CSL] , 39 1861-0676 ; .
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
restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9783110105841 9783110885002
10.1515/9783110885002 doi
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General.
PE2809.D544 1985
420/.973
Toward a Social History of American English / Joey L. Dillard. - Reprint 2015 - 1 online resource (301 p.) - Contributions to the Sociology of Language [CSL] , 39 1861-0676 ; .
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
restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9783110105841 9783110885002
10.1515/9783110885002 doi
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General.
PE2809.D544 1985
420/.973