{"product_id":"american-english-an-introduction-9781551112299","title":"American English: An Introduction","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eAmerican English\u003c\/em\u003e is an admirable piece of work. It provides an informative and up-to-date survey of the variety of English spoken in the United States. The discussion of historical developments is excellent, the summaries of scholarship accurate and readable, and the many examples throughout the book (of regional variations, of business jargon, of American sex-talk, and of much else) are consistently illuminating.” — Donald Wesling, University of California, San Diego\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePreface\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA phonetic alphabet for English pronunciation\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eChapter 1\u003c\/em\u003e Why study American English?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eThe “British vs. American” issue\u003cbr\u003eThe American “mind” and intellectual traditions\u003cbr\u003eWhat to teach: British or American?\u003cbr\u003eCan American English reflect culture and the American “mind”?\u003cbr\u003eProperties of American English: a preview\u003cbr\u003eExplaining American English\u003cbr\u003eWhich materials are used in this book?\u003cbr\u003eStructure of the book\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eStudy Questions and Activities\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eChapter 2\u003c\/em\u003e American English: a brief history\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eThe historical background\u003cbr\u003eElizabethan English\u003cbr\u003eArchaic features of American English\u003cbr\u003eThe influence of languages of the colonial period\u003cbr\u003eThe influence of later immigrants\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eStudy Questions and Activities\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eChapter 3\u003c\/em\u003e A new nation\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eThe task of naming\u003cbr\u003eThe naming of things\u003cbr\u003eThe frontier and the West\u003cbr\u003eLanguage and technological developments\u003cbr\u003eSetting up new institutions\u003cbr\u003ePeople and their homes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eStudy Questions and Activities\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eChapter 4\u003c\/em\u003e Linguistic geography in the United States\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eSome history\u003cbr\u003eLanguage, dialect, and idiolect\u003cbr\u003eLinguistic geography\u003cbr\u003eGeneral assessment of linguistic geography\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eStudy Questions and Activities\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eChapter 5\u003c\/em\u003e Regional dialects of American English\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eThe study of American regional varieties\u003cbr\u003eThe Northern dialect\u003cbr\u003eThe Coastal South\u003cbr\u003eThe Midland dialect\u003cbr\u003eThe West as a dialect region\u003cbr\u003eSome general regional markers\u003cbr\u003eReasons for uniformity and variation in American English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eStudy Questions and Activities\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eChapter 6\u003c\/em\u003e Social dialects of American English\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eSocial vs. regional variation\u003cbr\u003eFactors in social variation\u003cbr\u003eStandard and nonstandard American English\u003cbr\u003eAttempts at standardizing American English\u003cbr\u003eAttitudes toward dialects of American English\u003cbr\u003eDialects and social problems\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eStudy Questions and Activities\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eChapter 7\u003c\/em\u003e Ethnic dialects of American English\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eHispanic American English\u003cbr\u003eThe Black English vernacular\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eStudy Questions and Activities\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eChapter 8\u003c\/em\u003e Style in American English\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eSetting\u003cbr\u003eSubject matter\u003cbr\u003eMedium\u003cbr\u003eAudience\u003cbr\u003eMixing styles\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eStudy Questions and Activities\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eChapter 9\u003c\/em\u003e American slang\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eHistory of the study of English slang\u003cbr\u003eThe emergence of American slang\u003cbr\u003eSources of American slang\u003cbr\u003eThe subject matters of American slang\u003cbr\u003eDistinctive properties of American slang\u003cbr\u003eImpact of American slang on other varieties of English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eStudy Questions and Activities\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eChapter 10\u003c\/em\u003e Vocabulary differences between British and American English\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eWords of American origin\u003cbr\u003eVocabulary differences: some questions\u003cbr\u003eThe main subject areas of British and American English lexical differences\u003cbr\u003eThe interaction between British and American English vocabulary\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eStudy Questions and Activities\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eChapter 11\u003c\/em\u003e General accounts of British-American linguistic differences\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eThe “linguistic geography” approach\u003cbr\u003eA collection of British archaisms\u003cbr\u003eSocial history\u003cbr\u003eParallel lists\u003cbr\u003e“Form-referent” typologies\u003cbr\u003e“Intellectual traditions” approach\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eStudy Questions and Activities\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eChapter 12\u003c\/em\u003e Economy in American English\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eThe historical context\u003cbr\u003eSpelling reform\u003cbr\u003eEconomy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eStudy Questions and Activities\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eChapter 13\u003c\/em\u003e Rationality in American English\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eWhat is rationality?\u003cbr\u003eLinguistic economy: the elimination of redundancy\u003cbr\u003eLinguistic economy: one value, one form\u003cbr\u003eRegularity\u003cbr\u003eIconicity\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eStudy Questions and Activities\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eChapter 14\u003c\/em\u003e The “straightforward” American\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eSincerity\u003cbr\u003eClear language\u003cbr\u003eThe causes of directness\u003cbr\u003eBusiness talk\u003cbr\u003eThe tension between plain and “unplain” language\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eStudy Questions and Activities\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eChapter 15\u003c\/em\u003e The democratic nature of American English\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eStandardization\u003cbr\u003eAvailability of Standard American English\u003cbr\u003eTolerance\u003cbr\u003eThe language of democracy\u003cbr\u003eAntisexism in America: the linguistic fight\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eStudy Questions and Activities\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eChapter 16\u003c\/em\u003e The “casual” American\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eThe beginnings of American informality\u003cbr\u003eForms of address\u003cbr\u003eSome informal speech acts\u003cbr\u003eInformality in pronunciation and spelling\u003cbr\u003eStyle “mixing”\u003cbr\u003eInformality in writing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eStudy Questions and Activities\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eChapter 17\u003c\/em\u003e American prudery in language\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eThe social and historical context\u003cbr\u003eSwearing\u003cbr\u003eDeath and some related areas\u003cbr\u003eThe human body\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eStudy Questions and Activities\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eChapter 18\u003c\/em\u003e Tall talk and grandiloquence\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eTall talk\u003cbr\u003eGrandiloquence, or dignifying the not-so-dignified\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eStudy Questions and Activities\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eChapter 19\u003c\/em\u003e The inventiveness of American English\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eInventiveness as a major property of American English\u003cbr\u003eMaking new words in American English\u003cbr\u003eWhere were neologisms created?\u003cbr\u003eThe causes of American inventiveness\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eStudy Questions and Activities\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eChapter 20\u003c\/em\u003e The imaginativeness of American English\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eThe nature of imaginativeness\u003cbr\u003eWhy items are borrowed from American English\u003cbr\u003eInformality\u003cbr\u003eVerbal prudery\u003cbr\u003eTall talk\u003cbr\u003eInventiveness\u003cbr\u003eSome major metaphorical domains in American English\u003cbr\u003eSome conceptual metonymies\u003cbr\u003eBritish and American attitudes to imaginativeness\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eStudy Questions and Activities\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eChapter 21\u003c\/em\u003e Action and success in American English\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eThe components of American success\u003cbr\u003eLinguistic reflections of success in American English\u003cbr\u003eBritish and American differences\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eStudy Questions and Activities\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eChapter 22\u003c\/em\u003e A new mind\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eThe effects of 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