Milestones in the history of English in America /
Read, Allen Walker,
Milestones in the history of English in America / Allen Walker Read ; edited by Richard W. Bailey. - xxiv, 454 pages ; 24 cm. - Publication of the American Dialect Society ; no. 86 . - Publication of the American Dialect Society ; no. 86. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 397-429) and index.
Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Allen Walker Read, American Scholar -- Milestones in the Branching of British and American English -- The Embattled Dominance of English in the United States -- The Impact of "Ethnicity" on Attitudes toward the English Language -- British Recognition of American Speech in the Eighteenth Century -- Amphi-Atlantic English -- The Assimilation of the Speech of British Immigrants in Colonial America -- The Distinguishing Features of American Talk -- Words Indicating Social Status in America in the Eighteenth Century -- The Allegiance to Dictionaries in American Linguistic Attitudes -- The First Stage in the History of O.K. -- The Second Stage in the History of O.K. -- The Folklore of O.K. -- Later Stages in the History of O.K. -- Successive Revisions in the Explanation of O.K. -- Sticking to the Facts: A Letter to Rowland Berthoff -- An Obscenity Symbol -- A Type of Ostentatious Taboo -- Where Does That Word Come From? -- A Personal Journey through Linguistics -- A Life Exhilarated by Language -- Bibliography of the Papers of Allen Walker Read -- Notes -- References -- Index. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. App.
082236526X 9780822365266
2001051269
English language--History--United States
Americanisms--History
PE1702 PE2809 / .A5 no. 86
420.973
Milestones in the history of English in America / Allen Walker Read ; edited by Richard W. Bailey. - xxiv, 454 pages ; 24 cm. - Publication of the American Dialect Society ; no. 86 . - Publication of the American Dialect Society ; no. 86. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 397-429) and index.
Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Allen Walker Read, American Scholar -- Milestones in the Branching of British and American English -- The Embattled Dominance of English in the United States -- The Impact of "Ethnicity" on Attitudes toward the English Language -- British Recognition of American Speech in the Eighteenth Century -- Amphi-Atlantic English -- The Assimilation of the Speech of British Immigrants in Colonial America -- The Distinguishing Features of American Talk -- Words Indicating Social Status in America in the Eighteenth Century -- The Allegiance to Dictionaries in American Linguistic Attitudes -- The First Stage in the History of O.K. -- The Second Stage in the History of O.K. -- The Folklore of O.K. -- Later Stages in the History of O.K. -- Successive Revisions in the Explanation of O.K. -- Sticking to the Facts: A Letter to Rowland Berthoff -- An Obscenity Symbol -- A Type of Ostentatious Taboo -- Where Does That Word Come From? -- A Personal Journey through Linguistics -- A Life Exhilarated by Language -- Bibliography of the Papers of Allen Walker Read -- Notes -- References -- Index. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. App.
082236526X 9780822365266
2001051269
English language--History--United States
Americanisms--History
PE1702 PE2809 / .A5 no. 86
420.973