TY  - BOOK
AU  - Tottie,Gunnel
TI  - An introduction to American English
T2  - The language library
SN  - 0631197915
AV  - PE2808 .T68 2002
U1  - 427.973 21
PY  - 2002///
CY  - Malden, MA
PB  - Blackwell Publishers
KW  - Americanisms
KW  - English language
KW  - United States
KW  - Social aspects
KW  - Textbooks for foreign speakers
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; 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
ER  -