American and British English : divided by a common language? / Paul Baker.

Baker, Paul, 1972-
Call Number
427/.973
Author
Baker, Paul, 1972- author.
Title
American and British English : divided by a common language? / Paul Baker.
Physical Description
1 online resource (xiii, 264 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
Notes
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 18 Sep 2017).
Contents
Machine generated contents note: 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.
Summary
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.
Subject
English language Social aspects United States.
English language Social aspects Great Britain.
English language Variation United States.
English language Variation Great Britain.
Multimedia
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Summary
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.
Notes
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 18 Sep 2017).
Contents
Machine generated contents note: 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.
Subject
English language Social aspects United States.
English language Social aspects Great Britain.
English language Variation United States.
English language Variation Great Britain.
Multimedia