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Record Nr.

UNINA9910823566103321

Titolo

American English(es) : linguistic and socio-cultural perspectives / / edited by Roberto Cagliero and Anna Belladelli

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Newcastle upon Tyne, : Cambridge Scholars Pub., 2013

ISBN

1-4438-4903-0

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (250 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

CaglieroRoberto

BelladelliAnna

Disciplina

635

Soggetti

English language

English language - Social aspects

United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. "Minority" and American English -- pt. 2. Spanish/IngleĢs -- pt. 3. Hunting for slang.

Sommario/riassunto

American English(es) focuses on the manifold nature of a macro-regional variety of English which is better described in the plural form, thus enhancing the endless contribution of most diverse ethnic groups, such as those kidnapped from Africa to be employed as slaves, survivors of native American tribes systematically exterminated in the past, and, later on, European Jews escaping from pogroms, Europeans and Asians escaping from poverty, and, more recently, Central and South Americans, mostly Spanish speakers, emigrating to the USA in search of supposedly better living conditions.By tackling