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Author Francis, W. Nelson (Winthrop Nelson), 1910-2002.

Title The structure of American English / by W. Nelson Francis ; with a chapter on American English dialects by Raven I. McDavid, Jr
Published New York : Ronald Press Company, [1958]
©1958

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Description vii, 614 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Contents Language, languages and linguistic science -- The sounds of speech: phonetics -- The significant sounds of speech: phonemics -- Building blocks of speech: morphemics -- Grammar-part I: the parts of speech -- Grammar-part II: syntactic structures -- Grammar-part III: sentences -- Writing it down: graphics -- The dialects of American English -- Linguistics and the teacher of English
Summary Designed as a text for college students
Analysis Americanisms
English language Dialects United States
English language United States Grammar
Notes Bibl. pp.598-602
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Also issued online
Subject Ame -- Grammar -- 1870
Ame -- Grammar -- 187000
Americanisms.
English language -- Dialects -- United States.
English language -- Grammar.
English language -- Phonetics.
English language -- United States -- Grammar -- 1950-
English language -- United States -- Grammar.
English language -- United States -- Phonology.
English language -- United States.
English language.
Language and languages.
Author McDavid, Raven Ioor.
LC no. 58005647