28.4153, Books: American and British English: Baker

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Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2017 12:12:03
From: Louise Bowes [lbowes at cambridge.org]
Subject: American and British English: Baker

 


Title: American and British English 
Subtitle: Divided by a Common Language? 
Publication Year: 2017 
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
	   http://cambridge.org
	

Book URL: http://www.cambridge.org/us/academic/subjects/languages-linguistics/english-language-and-linguistics-general-interest/american-and-british-english-divided-common-language 


Author: Paul Baker

Paperback: ISBN:  9781107460881 Pages:  Price: U.S. $ 24.99
Paperback: ISBN:  9781107460881 Pages:  Price: U.K. £ 19.99
Paperback: ISBN:  9781107460881 Pages:  Price: Europe EURO 23.33


Abstract:

Is British English becoming more like American English? If so, why, and in
what ways? This book compares examples of American and British language data
from the 1930s, 1960s, 1990s and 2000s, to track the most important ways that
both varieties are changing over time, and compares the extent to which they
are following similar paths using a mixture of computer and human analysis.
The analysis is carried out across several levels, including spelling
differences (such as colour vs color), vocabulary (truck vs lorry), and a
range of morphological, grammatical, semantic and pragmatic features. Baker
explores the changing aspects of American and British society which help to
explain the findings.
 



1. Introduction
2. Spelling differences
3. Letter sequences and affixation
4. Higher frequency words
5. Lower frequency words
6. Part of speech categories
7. Semantic categories
8. Swearing, identity and discourse markers
9. Conclusion.
 


Linguistic Field(s): General Linguistics
                     Historical Linguistics
                     Morphology
                     Pragmatics
                     Semantics
                     Syntax

Subject Language(s): English (eng)


Written In: English  (eng)

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