Bibliograph

Splendiferous speech, how early Americans pioneered their own brand of English, Rosemarie Ostler

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Splendiferous speech, how early Americans pioneered their own brand of English, Rosemarie Ostler

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-236) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Splendiferous speech

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Rosemarie Ostler

Sub title

how early Americans pioneered their own brand of English

Summary

"SPLENDIFEROUS SPEECH explores the historical sources of the American vernacular, tracing our country's linguistic independence back to the expanding western frontier, the bumptious world of politics, and the sensation-filled pages of popular nineteenth-century newspapers"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

American talk -- One English becomes two -- The two Englishes part ways -- An American tongue -- Words from the West -- Slang-whanging in Congress -- American words in the news -- American English takes its station -- A collection of words "peculiar to the United States" -- The words keep coming -- Epilogue : the American way with words

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