British or American English? : a handbook of word and grammar patterns /
Algeo, John,
British or American English? : a handbook of word and grammar patterns / [print] John Algeo. - Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, (c)2006. - 1 online resource (xii, 348 pages). - Studies in English language . - Studies in English language. .
Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; British and American as national varieties; Differences between British and American; The basis of this study; Sources of comparative statistics and citations; Conventions and organization of this study; 1 Verbs; 2 Determiners; 3 Nouns; 4 Pronouns; 5 Adjectives; 6 Adverbs; 7 Qualifiers; 8 Prepositions; 9 Conjunctions; 10 Interjections; 11 Complementation; 12 Mandative constructions; 13 Expanded predicates; 14 Concord; 15 Propredicates; 16 Tag questions; 17 Miscellaneous.
This is a clearly organized guide to the differences - and similarities - between the grammar of British and American speakers of English. Assuming no prior knowledge of linguistics, and containing extensive quotations from real-life English on both sides of the Atlantic, it provides an accessible account of contemporary English in use.
9780511239496 9780511240386 9780511240911 9780511242069 9780511247507 9780511607240 9780521371377
English language--Great Britain.
English language--United States.
English language--Grammar, Comparative.
English language--Grammar.
English language--Variation.
Electronic books.
PE1072.A394.B758 2006
British or American English? : a handbook of word and grammar patterns / [print] John Algeo. - Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, (c)2006. - 1 online resource (xii, 348 pages). - Studies in English language . - Studies in English language. .
Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; British and American as national varieties; Differences between British and American; The basis of this study; Sources of comparative statistics and citations; Conventions and organization of this study; 1 Verbs; 2 Determiners; 3 Nouns; 4 Pronouns; 5 Adjectives; 6 Adverbs; 7 Qualifiers; 8 Prepositions; 9 Conjunctions; 10 Interjections; 11 Complementation; 12 Mandative constructions; 13 Expanded predicates; 14 Concord; 15 Propredicates; 16 Tag questions; 17 Miscellaneous.
This is a clearly organized guide to the differences - and similarities - between the grammar of British and American speakers of English. Assuming no prior knowledge of linguistics, and containing extensive quotations from real-life English on both sides of the Atlantic, it provides an accessible account of contemporary English in use.
9780511239496 9780511240386 9780511240911 9780511242069 9780511247507 9780511607240 9780521371377
English language--Great Britain.
English language--United States.
English language--Grammar, Comparative.
English language--Grammar.
English language--Variation.
Electronic books.
PE1072.A394.B758 2006