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A History of American English (Longman Linguistics Library)

by J. L. Dillard

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This impressive volume provides a chronological, narrative account of the development of American English from its earliest origins to the present day.

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Published: 1992
Genres: Nonfiction, History, General Nonfiction
DDC/MDS: 427.973
LCC: PE2809 .D543

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