Publication

1986 - Viking, New York, N.Y., U.S.A, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

57,500 words, Guess

Page Count

230 pages

Identifiers

  • Internet Archiveamericantalkword00hend
  • ISBN-100670813303
  • ISBN-139780670813308
  • Goodreads2835014
  • LibraryThing549991
and 4 more

Classifications

  • DDC427/.973
  • LCCPE2841 .H38 1986
  • LCCPE2841.H38 1986

Description

"This immensely entertaining and colorful presentation of American dialects as they are spoken today celebrates the great cultural diversity of the nation. Drawing upon an impressive array of scholarly research, and relying, too, on what his own remarkably receptive ears have heard, wordsmith Robert Hendrickson reminds us that there is no such thing as a "standard" American speech that must be aspired to by all citizens."--Book jacket.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • American talk: the words and ways of American dialectsViking1986-01-01

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