- English language, Americanisms, Dialects, Spoken English
Offers a look at the origins, history, and current state of American spoken and written language, looking at the linguistic traditions in diverse regions of the country and assessing the influence of e-mail and other factors.
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Cool, classical in form, warm and contemporary.
- cooloverwhelming
- classical in formformally daring
- warmbleak
- contemporarynostalgic
- earnestironic
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About the book
- Author
- Robert MacNeil
- First published
- 2005
- Pages
- 228
- Publisher
- Nan A. Talese/Doubleday, Harcourt
- Editions
- 3
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780156032889
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