| Origins of American Linguistics 1643-1914 Contributor(s): Routledge (Author), Harris, Ray (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 041514955X ISBN-13: 9780415149556 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $3846.15 Product Type: Hardcover Published: May 1997 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - General |
| Dewey: 410 |
| Series: History of Linguistics |
| Physical Information: 5590 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Beginning in the seventeenth century, with the first appearance of manuals written to enable English speakers to understand and communicate with the American Indians, this set charts the development of linguistic studies in North America over two and a half centuries. The set also examines the distinguishing characteristics of American English and its independence from British English. |
