{"product_id":"an-introduction-to-american-english-hardback-9780631197911","title":"An Introduction To American English (Hardback) 9780631197911","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eAn Introduction To American English\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eGunnel Tottie (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780631197911, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 23 November 2001\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e320 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.6 x 15.8 x 3 cm, 0.572 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"A splendidly informative, yet lucid and easy-to-consult work. It contains all one might expect - such as clear chapters on vocabulary and accent - but also much much more: the sections on American culture, metaphor, greetings, swearwords, and websites are super-useful.\"\u003cbr\u003e --\u003cb\u003eJean Aitchison\u003c\/b\u003e, Worcester College, University of Oxford\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"I have many excellent European students whose English grammar is first-class but who have no idea what a sophomore is. This book is a wonderful introduction to the interface between American English and American society which attends not only to linguistic detail but also to the way in which the culture of Americans is reflected in their language.\"\u003cbr\u003e --\u003cb\u003ePeter Trudgill\u003c\/b\u003e, Fribourg University\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This textbook is thus highly recommended to students of English with basic reading knowledge and teachers of English (prospective teachers, too) as a second or foreign language virtually anywhere in the world. Native speakers of American English will also find this book interesting.\" (\u003ci\u003eJournal of Sociolinguistics\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Overall, this book not only provides a clear overview of the distinguishing characteristics of American English but also the historical and cultural background to explain those characteristics.\" (\u003ci\u003eStudies in Second Language Acquisition\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eAn Introduction to American English\u003c\/i\u003e explores American English in the context of American history and institutions, while also making comparisons with British English.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of Figures. \u003cp\u003eList of Tables.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRecommended Reading.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I: Writing it and Saying it:.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Introduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Writing American or British.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. The Pronunciation of American English.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndividual Sounds.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStress.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRecommended Reading.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDictionaries.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II: American History for Language Students:.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Introduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Geography: Background.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Before English.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. The Colonial Period.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. From Independence to Civil War.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTerritorial Expansion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Civil War 1861–5.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. After the Civil War.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReconstruction in the South 1865–77.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Situation of African Americans.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Territorial Expansion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndustrial and Financial Expansion; Immigration.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSocial Problems and Labor Relations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Women's Movement.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReligious Movements and Fundamentalism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForeign Politics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDomestic Politics in the Twentieth Century.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRecommended Reading.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWebsites.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III: Running America: Government and Education:.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Introduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Government According to the US Constitution.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Amendments.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGovernmental Institutions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Political Parties.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Elections.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. State and Local Government.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Education.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublic Schools.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHigher Education.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRecommended Reading.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWebsite.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV: Life and Language in the United States:.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Introduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Holidays.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Eating in America, Shopping and Paying.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Living Quarters.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. What to Wear.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Getting Around.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Names in North America.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePlace Names.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePersonal Names.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Life and Language.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRecommended Reading.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V: American English Vocabulary: A Systematic View:.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Introduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. What is an Americanism?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. How Can we Find Out About Differences between American and British English?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDictionaries.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCorpora.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. A Typology of Differences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Form-Based Classification.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Classification Based on Semantic Categories.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Slang.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Enlarging and Changing the Vocabulary.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCombining.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBlends.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eShifting.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eShortening.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLoanwords.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCreations and Words of Unknown Origin.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRecommended Reading.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSome Useful Dictionaries.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCorpora.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VI: \u003ci\u003eCaught Out\u003c\/i\u003e or \u003ci\u003eCaught Off\u003c\/i\u003e Base? Metaphors in American English:.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Introduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Money and Business Metaphors.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Food Metaphors.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Sports Metaphors.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Transportation Metaphors: Trains, Cars, and Highways.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Gun Metaphors.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Political Metaphors.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Spatial Metaphors: Where It's At.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRecommended Reading.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VII: The Grammar of American English:.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Introduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Nouns and Articles.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eArticles.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Genitive.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNumber.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConcord\/Agreement.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Verbs and Auxiliaries.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVerb Forms (Morphology).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVerb Complementation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAspect and Tense.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePhrasal Verbs.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eActivo-Passives.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Mandative Subjunctive.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTag Questions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuestions with \u003ci\u003eHow Come\u003c\/i\u003e?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Pronouns.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePersonal Pronouns.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDemonstrative Pronouns.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRelative Pronouns and Other Relative Markers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndefinite Pronouns.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Adjectives.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Adverbs and Adverbials.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdverb or Adjective?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndefinite Adverbs: \u003ci\u003eSomeplace\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAnyplace,\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eNoplace.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpecial Uses of Adverbs: \u003ci\u003eSure\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEnough\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEver\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdverb Placement.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Prepositions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Conjunctions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. Concluding Remarks.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRecommended Handbooks.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VIII: Using English in the United States.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Introduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Spoken Interaction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Can you Talk About?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOpenings and Closings.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMaking the Right Noises: Vocalizations and Marginal Words.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBackchannels.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscourse Markers and Hedges.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVerbs of Saying, \"Quotatives\".\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTelephone Calls.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Politeness in Interaction: Talking to Others.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThanking.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExcuses and Apologies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForms of Address.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCompliments.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSelf-Assertiveness in Conversation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExpressions of Emotions, Swearing and Cursing.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Politeness and Political Correctness: Talking About Others.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGender and Language.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEthnic Minorities.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSexual Minorities.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOther Minorities.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePolitical Correctness.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRecommended Reading.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCorpus.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IX: Varieties of American English:.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Introduction: Regional and Social Variation in Language.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Dialectology and Sociolinguistics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Regional Dialects.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe North-East.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe South.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFeatures of Other American Dialects.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Social Varieties (Sociolects).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSociolinguistic Variation in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWidespread Non-Standard Features.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Ethnic Varieties.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBlack English\/African American Vernacular English.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChicano English.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOther Ethnic Varieties.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Varieties and Standards.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRecommended Reading.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWebsites.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart X: Language Politics in the United States: English and Other Languages:.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Introduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Population Structure and Linguistic Diversity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Native American Languages.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Immigrant Languages.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Language Politics in the United States.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLanguage and Education: A Historical Survey.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor \"Official English\".\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAgainst \"English Only\".\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnglish Language Laws.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBilingual Education: The Case of California.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. American English in the United States and in the World.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRecommended Reading.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWebsites.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLinguistic Glossary.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex of Alphabetisms and Acronyms.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex of Zip Codes for States.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSubject Index.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWord Index.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Linguistics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Linguistics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Linguistics%20%5BCF%5D%22\"\u003eCF\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52316780658968,"sku":"9780631197911","price":113.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780631197911.jpg?v=1781825054","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/an-introduction-to-american-english-hardback-9780631197911","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}