This series capture the language spoken on America's main streets and country roads, words and phrases passed along within homes and communities, from east to w

This book is a cultural-historical (rather than purely linguistic) introduction to American English. The first part consists of a general account of variation i

First published in 1990, this collection celebrates the life and work of Professor A. C. Gimson, four years after his untimely death in 1985. A. C. Gimson, Prof

Textbook for composition pedagogy courses. Focuses on scholarship in rhetoric and composition that has influenced classroom teaching, in order to foster reflect

Methods of linguistic data collection are among the most central aspects in empirical linguistics. While written questionnaires have only played a minor role in