text Made in America : an informal history of the English language in the United States
- Summary
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[In this book, the author] offers a playfully anecdotal account of the etymology of distinctive words and phrases that help to create a distinctly American English. -http://www.bookinprint.com
- Contents
- The Mayflower and before -- Becoming Americans -- A "democrataical phrenzy": America in the age of revolution -- Making a nation -- By the dawn's early light: forging a national identity -- We're in the money: the age of invention -- Names -- "Man... Read more
- Format
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- Description
- xii, 417 p. ; 24 cm.
- Publisher
- W. Morrow 1994
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| Library | Location | Status |
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| TADL-WOOD | 420.973 BRY in Adult Non-fiction | Checked out (Due: 2025-01-23) |
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