A History of American English

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Part 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
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Early diversity levelling and rediversification
32
The development of Black English
60
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