An introduction to American English / Gunnel Tottie.

By: Tottie, Gunnel, 1937-Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Series: The language libraryPublication details: Malden, MA : Blackwell Publishers, c2002. Description: xx, 293 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN: 9780631197911; 9780631197928; 0631197915Subject(s): English language -- United States | English language -- Social aspects -- United States | English language -- Textbooks for foreign speakersDDC classification: 427.973 LOC classification: PE2808 | .T68 2002Online resources: WorldCat details

Contents:

TOC 1. Writing It and Saying It -- 2. American History for Language Students -- 3. Running America: Government and Education -- 4. Life and Language in the United States -- 5. American English Vocabulary: A Systematic View -- 6. Caught Out or Caught Off Base? Metaphors in American English -- 7. The Grammar of American English -- 8. Using English in the United States -- 9. Varieties of American English -- 10. Language Politics in the United States: English and Other Languages -- Index of Zip Codes for States.

Summary: This work explains American English in the context of American life, history, and institutions, while also making comparisons with British English.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Text	Dr. S. R. Lasker Library, EWU Reserve Section	Non-fiction	427.973 TOI 2002 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	C-1	Not For Loan		15624
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

TOC 1. Writing It and Saying It --
2. American History for Language Students --
3. Running America: Government and Education --
4. Life and Language in the United States --
5. American English Vocabulary: A Systematic View --
6. Caught Out or Caught Off Base? Metaphors in American English --
7. The Grammar of American English --
8. Using English in the United States --
9. Varieties of American English --
10. Language Politics in the United States: English and Other Languages --
Index of Zip Codes for States.

This work explains American English in the context of American life, history, and institutions, while also making comparisons with British English.

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