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One Language, Two Grammars?

Differences between British and American English

Günter Rohdenburg editor Julia Schlüter editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Published:16th Dec '10

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An original volume focusing on British–American differences in the structure of words and sentences.

This volume focuses on British–American differences in the structure of words and sentences. The first full-length treatment of the topic, it will be of interest to scholars working within the fields of English historical linguistics, language variation and change, and dialectology.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.

Review of the hardback: '… an important book …' Journal of English Language and Linguistics
'… an important and stimulating read for researchers of diverse areas of linguistic research … a great contribution to growing literature on variation studies using large-scale corpus data.' Studies in English Literature

ISBN: 9780521183963

Dimensions: 229mm x 152mm x 25mm

Weight: 640g

486 pages