Welcome to Loot.co.za!   Sign in / Register |Wishlists & Gift Vouchers |Help | Advanced search
0
Your cart

Your cart is empty

Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Historical & comparative linguistics > Slang & jargon

Not currently available

Milestones in the History of English in America (Hardcover) Loot Price: R575
Discovery Miles 5 750
Milestones in the History of English in America (Hardcover): Allen Walker Read, Richard W. Bailey

Milestones in the History of English in America (Hardcover)

Allen Walker Read, Richard W. Bailey

 (sign in to rate)
Loot Price R575 Discovery Miles 5 750

Bookmark and Share

Supplier out of stock. If you add this item to your wish list we will let you know when it becomes available.

A collection of essays by one of the premier historians of American English, "Milestones in the History of English in America" is a remarkable introduction to Allen Walker Read's work and the ways in which archival materials can illuminate linguistic history. This volume is divided into four sections: the emergence of American English as a distinct form and the attitudes of both Britons and Americans toward its development; the history of the most distinctive and widespread American coinage, "O.K."; euphemism and obscenity; and an autobiographical section that provides a fascinating portrait of a remarkable American scholar.

General

Imprint: Duke University Press
Country of origin: United States
Release date: March 2002
First published: March 2002
Authors: Allen Walker Read • Richard W. Bailey
Dimensions: 228 x 154 x 35mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages: 450
ISBN-13: 978-0-8223-6526-6
Categories: Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Historical & comparative linguistics > Dialectology
Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Historical & comparative linguistics > Slang & jargon
Promotions
LSN: 0-8223-6526-X
Barcode: 9780822365266

Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate? Let us know about it.

Does this product have an incorrect or missing image? Send us a new image.

Is this product missing categories? Add more categories.

Review This Product

No reviews yet - be the first to create one!

You might also like..

A Comparative Grammar of Borgomanerese (Hardcover): Christina Tortora
A Comparative Grammar of Borgomanerese
Christina Tortora Hardcover R4,180 Discovery Miles 41 800
A History of Cant and Slang Dictionaries - Volume III: 1859-1936 (Hardcover): Julie Coleman
A History of Cant and Slang Dictionaries…
Julie Coleman Hardcover R6,354 Discovery Miles 63 540
A History of Cant and Slang Dictionaries - Volume IV: 1937-1984 (Hardcover, New): Julie Coleman
A History of Cant and Slang Dictionaries…
Julie Coleman Hardcover R5,669 Discovery Miles 56 690
DICTIONNAIRE D'ARABE DIALECTAL TUNISIEN (Paperback): Louis Bardou
DICTIONNAIRE D'ARABE DIALECTAL TUNISIEN
Louis Bardou Paperback R597 Discovery Miles 5 970
Annerlike Afrikaans - Woordeboek van Afrikaanse kontreitaal (Afrikaans, Paperback): Anton Prinsloo
Annerlike Afrikaans - Woordeboek van…
Anton Prinsloo Paperback R333 Discovery Miles 3 330
The Rise of Discourse Markers (Hardcover): Bernd Heine, Gunther Kaltenboeck, Tania Kuteva, Haiping Long
The Rise of Discourse Markers
Bernd Heine, Gunther Kaltenboeck, … Hardcover R3,105 Discovery Miles 31 050
Idle Thoughts & Other Stuff (Hardcover): Jack Idle
Idle Thoughts & Other Stuff
Jack Idle Hardcover R623 Discovery Miles 6 230
English Dialect Dictionary Online - A New Departure in English Dialectology (Hardcover): Manfred Markus
English Dialect Dictionary Online - A…
Manfred Markus Hardcover R3,095 Discovery Miles 30 950
Diachrony and Dialects - Grammatical Change in the Dialects of Italy (Hardcover): Paola Beninca, Adam Ledgeway, Nigel Vincent
Diachrony and Dialects - Grammatical…
Paola Beninca, Adam Ledgeway, … Hardcover R4,469 Discovery Miles 44 690
Investigating Variation - The Effects of Social Organization and Social Setting (Hardcover, New): Nancy C. Dorian
Investigating Variation - The Effects of…
Nancy C. Dorian Hardcover R1,689 Discovery Miles 16 890
The Concise New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English (Paperback, 2nd edition): Tom Dalzell, Terry Victor
The Concise New Partridge Dictionary of…
Tom Dalzell, Terry Victor Paperback R1,282 Discovery Miles 12 820
Welsh English (Hardcover): Heli Paulasto, Rob Penhallurick, Benjamin Jones
Welsh English
Heli Paulasto, Rob Penhallurick, … Hardcover R3,447 R3,110 Discovery Miles 31 100

See more
Books | DVD | Games | Music | Computers | Electronics | Fashion | Sport | Kitchen | Home | Pets | DIY | Toys | Baby | Health & Beauty | Stationery | Arts & Crafts
Need help?
My account
Services
Networking
Partners