Varieties of English in the U.S. and Canada display fascinating developments from colonial times up until the twenty-first century. To throw light on the lingui

The Atlas of North American English provides the first overall view of the pronunciation and vowel systems of the dialects of the U.S. and Canada. The Atlas re-

The history and development of English, from the earliest known writings to its status today as a dominant world language, is a subject of major importance to l

The volumes of The Cambridge history of the English language reflect the spread of English from its beginnings in Anglo-Saxon England to its current role as a m

This impressive volume provides a chronological, narrative account of the development of American English from its earliest origins to the present day.