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One language, two grammars? : differences between British and American English /
"It is well known that British and American English differ substantially in their pronunciation and vocabulary, but differences in their grammar have largely been underestimated. This volume focuses on British-American differences in the structure of words and sentences and supports them with c...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge, UK ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2009.
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| Colección: | Studies in English language.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "It is well known that British and American English differ substantially in their pronunciation and vocabulary, but differences in their grammar have largely been underestimated. This volume focuses on British-American differences in the structure of words and sentences and supports them with computer-aided studies of large text collections. Present-day as well as earlier forms of the two varieties are included in the analyses. This makes it the first book-length treatment of British and American English grammar in contrast, with topics ranging from compound verbs to word order differences and tag questions. The authors explore some of the better-known contrasts, as well as a great variety of innovative themes that have so far received little or no consideration Bringing together the work of a team of leading scholars in the field, this book will be of interest to those working within the fields of English historical linguistics, language variation and change, and dialectology."--Jacket |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xxiv, 461 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 424-451) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780511480676 0511480679 9780511477478 0511477473 9780521872195 0521872197 0511479875 9780511479878 9780511478994 0511478992 0511476027 9780511476020 9780511551970 0511551975 9780521183963 0521183960 1107197775 9781107197770 0511737300 9780511737305 9786612001536 6612001534 |