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Author : Thomas Pyles
Publisher : New York : Random House
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (4 download)
Download or read book Words and Ways of American English written by Thomas Pyles and published by New York : Random House. This book was released on 1952 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : John Algeo
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1139457322
Total Pages : 13 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (394 download)
Download or read book British or American English? written by John Algeo and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2006-08-10 with total page 13 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Speakers of British and American English display some striking differences in their use of grammar. In this detailed survey, John Algeo considers questions such as: •Who lives on a street, and who lives in a street? •Who takes a bath, and who has a bath? •Who says Neither do I, and who says Nor do I? •After 'thank you', who says Not at all and who says You're welcome? •Whose team are on the ball, and whose team isn't? Containing extensive quotations from real-life English on both sides of the Atlantic, collected over the past twenty years, this is a clear and highly organized guide to the differences - and the similarities - between the grammar of British and American speakers. Written for those with no prior knowledge of linguistics, it shows how these grammatical differences are linked mainly to particular words, and provides an accessible account of contemporary English in use.
Author : Thomas Pyles
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (127 download)
Download or read book Words and Ways of American English written by Thomas Pyles and published by . This book was released on 1954 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Anthea Bickerton
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 47 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (18 download)
Download or read book American English, English American written by Anthea Bickerton and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 47 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Zoltan Kovecses
Publisher : Broadview Press
ISBN 13 : 1551112299
Total Pages : 362 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (511 download)
Download or read book American English written by Zoltan Kovecses and published by Broadview Press. This book was released on 2000-09-26 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a cultural-historical (rather than purely linguistic) introduction to American English. The first part consists of a general account of variation in American English. It offers concise but comprehensive coverage of such topics as the history of American English; regional, social and ethnic variation; variation in style (including slang); and British and American differences. The second part of the book puts forward an account of how American English has developed into a dominant variety of the English language. It focuses on the ways in which intellectual traditions such as puritanism and republicanism, in shaping the American world view, have also contributed to the distinctiveness of American English.
Author : D. W. Cummings
Publisher : JHU Press
ISBN 13 : 9780801834431
Total Pages : 606 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (344 download)
Download or read book American English Spelling written by D. W. Cummings and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 1988-05 with total page 606 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this study of the English language as it is spelled in America, D. W. Cummings demonstrates that behind the apparent disorder of spelling in American English lies a self-regulating and self-reorganizing system that is responsive to four kinds of imperative: phonetic, semantic, etymological, and systemic. Cummings offers a systematic theory of orthography and applies this theory to the American English vocabulary with numerous examples. Cummings also describes the explication of written words into their elements, particles, and processes, and he sets out the tactical and procedural rules that control the distribution and sequencing of vowels and consonants. In the largest section of the book, he provides an exhaustive description of the major and minor correspondences between the sounds of American English words and their spellings. An essential reference work, American English Spelling moves beyond questions of how words are spelled to an understanding of why they are spelled as they are.
Author : Christopher Davies
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN 13 : 9780547350288
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (52 download)
Download or read book Divided by a Common Language written by Christopher Davies and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2007-09-26 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guide to the language differences between the United States and United Kingdom is “a fascinating collection full of all kinds of surprises” (Minneapolis Star Tribune). Taxi rank . . . toad in the hole . . . dustman . . . fancy dress . . . American visitors to London (or viewers of British TV shows) might be confused by these terms. But most Britons would be equally puzzled by words like caboose, bleachers, and busboy. In Divided by a Common Language, Christopher Davies explains these expressions and discusses the many differences in pronunciation, spelling, and vocabulary between British and American English. He compares the customs, manners, and practical details of daily life in the United Kingdom and the United States, and American readers will enjoy his account of American culture as seen through an Englishman’s eyes. Davies tops it off with an amusing list of expressions that sound innocent enough in one country but make quite the opposite impression in the other. Two large glossaries help travelers translate from one variety of English to the other, and additional lists explain the distinctive words of Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa. This delightful book is the ideal companion for travelers—or anyone who enjoys the many nuances of language.
Author : Editors of the American Heritage Di
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 9780547563213
Total Pages : 314 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (632 download)
Download or read book The American Heritage Book Of English Usage written by Editors of the American Heritage Di and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 1996-09-09 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the first time, the editors of the acclaimed American Heritage(R) Dictionary have applied their efforts to word usage as its own subject. The result is this practical guide that includes chapters on grammar, style, diction, gender, social groups, pronunciation, word formation, science terms, and a subject and a word index.
Author : Allan A. Metcalf
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN 13 : 9780618043620
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (436 download)
Download or read book How We Talk written by Allan A. Metcalf and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2000 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In short, delightful essays, a professor of English explains the key features that make American speech so expressive and distinct. With chapters on ethnic dialects and dialects in the movies, the author reveals the resplendence of one of our nation's greatest natural resources--its endless and varied talk.
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ISBN 13 : 9780888501172
Total Pages : 708 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (11 download)
Download or read book Success with Words written by and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 708 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : J. L. Dillard
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317899598
Total Pages : 365 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (178 download)
Download or read book A History of American English written by J. L. Dillard and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-09-25 with total page 365 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This impressive volume provides a chronological, narrative account of the development of American English from its earliest origins to the present day.
Author : Lisa Mojsin
Publisher : Barrons Educational Services
ISBN 13 : 1438008104
Total Pages : 209 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (38 download)
Download or read book Mastering the American Accent with Online Audio written by Lisa Mojsin and published by Barrons Educational Services. This book was released on 2016-09-15 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mastering the American Accent is an easy-to-follow approach for reducing the accent of non-native speakers of English. Well-sequenced lessons in the book correspond over eight hours of audio files covering the entire text. The audio program provides clear models (both male and female) to help coach a standard American accent. The program is designed to help users speak Standard American English with clarity, confidence, and accuracy. The many exercises in the book concentrate on topics such as vowel sounds, problematic consonants such as V, W, TH, the American R and T and others. Correct lip and tongue positions for all sounds are discussed in detail. Beyond the production of sounds, the program provides detailed instruction in prosodic elements such as syllable stress, emphasis, intonation, linking words for smoother speech flow, common word contractions, and much more. Additional topics that often confuse ESL students are also discussed and explained. They include distinguishing between casual and formal speech, homophones (e.g., they're and there), recognizing words with silent letters (e.g., comb, receipt), and avoiding embarrassing pronunciation mistakes, such as mixing up "pull" and "pool." Students are familiarized with many irregular English spelling rules and exceptions, and are shown how such irregularities can contribute to pronunciation errors. A native language guide references problematic accent issues for 13 different language backgrounds. Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product.
Author : Lynne Murphy
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1524704881
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (247 download)
Download or read book The Prodigal Tongue written by Lynne Murphy and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2018-04-10 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: CHOSEN BY THE ECONOMIST AS A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR An American linguist teaching in England explores the sibling rivalry between British and American English “English accents are the sexiest.” “Americans have ruined the English language.” Such claims about the English language are often repeated but rarely examined. Professor Lynne Murphy is on the linguistic front line. In The Prodigal Tongue she explores the fiction and reality of the special relationship between British and American English. By examining the causes and symptoms of American Verbal Inferiority Complex and its flipside, British Verbal Superiority Complex, Murphy unravels the prejudices, stereotypes and insecurities that shape our attitudes to our own language. With great humo(u)r and new insights, Lynne Murphy looks at the social, political and linguistic forces that have driven American and British English in different directions: how Americans got from centre to center, why British accents are growing away from American ones, and what different things we mean when we say estate, frown, or middle class. Is anyone winning this war of the words? Will Yanks and Brits ever really understand each other?
Author : Charles Carpenter Fries
Publisher : Irvington Publishers
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book American English Grammar written by Charles Carpenter Fries and published by Irvington Publishers. This book was released on 1940 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Richard L. Venezky
Publisher : Guilford Press
ISBN 13 : 9781572304697
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (46 download)
Download or read book The American Way of Spelling written by Richard L. Venezky and published by Guilford Press. This book was released on 1999-07-23 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Can ghoti really be pronounced fish? Why is "o" short in glove and love, but long in rove and cove? Why do English words carry such extra baggage as the silent "b" in doubt, the silent "k" in knee, and the silent "n" in autumn? And why do names like Phabulous Phoods and Hi-Ener-G stand out? Addressing these and many other questions about letters and the sounds they make, this engaging volume provides a comprehensive analysis of American English spelling and pronunciation. Venezky illuminates the fully functional system underlying what can at times be a bewildering array of exceptions, focusing on the basic units that serve to signal word form or pronunciation, where these units can occur within words, and how they relate to sound. Also examined are how our current spelling system has developed, efforts to reform it, and ways that spelling rules or patterns are violated in commercial usage. From one of the world's foremost orthographic authorities, the book affords new insight into the teaching of reading and the acquisition and processing of spelling sound relationships.
Author : Richard A. Spears
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Companies
ISBN 13 : 9780844251493
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (514 download)
Download or read book Forbidden American English written by Richard A. Spears and published by McGraw-Hill Companies. This book was released on 1990 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A compilation of words and expressions considered to be derogatory or taboo, including racial and national slurs and sexual expressions.
Author : Ann Cook
Publisher : Barron's Educational Series, Incorporated
ISBN 13 : 9780764173691
Total Pages : 162 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (736 download)
Download or read book American Accent Training written by Ann Cook and published by Barron's Educational Series, Incorporated. This book was released on 2000 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Directed to speakers of English as a second language, a multi-media guide to pronouncing American English uses a "pure-sound" approach to speaking to help imitate the fluid ways of American speech.
