A History of American EnglishPart of the Longman Linguistics Library, this text examines the history and development of American English, covering such topics as the development of Black English, regionalization and de-regionalization and early diversity, levelling and rediversification. |
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On the background of American English | 1 |
Early diversity levelling and rediversification | 32 |
The development of Black English | 60 |
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