British or American English? : a handbook of word and grammar patterns /

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Author / Creator:	Algeo, John.
Imprint:	Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2006.
Description:	1 online resource (xii, 348 pages)
Language:	English
Series:	Studies in English language Studies in English language.
Subject:	English language -- Great Britain. English language -- United States. English language -- Grammar, Comparative. English language -- Grammar. English language -- Variation. English language. English language -- Grammar. English language -- Grammar, Comparative. English language -- Variation. Great Britain. United States. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11812539

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ISBN:	9780511242069 0511242069 0511240910 9780511240911 0511240384 9780511240386 0511239491 9780511239496 0511247508 9780511247507 9780511607240 0511607245 9780521371377 0521371376 0521371376 0521379938
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-324) and index. Print version record.
Summary:	This is a clearly organized guide to the differences - and similarities - between the grammar of British and American speakers of English. Assuming no prior knowledge of linguistics, and containing extensive quotations from real-life English on both sides of the Atlantic, it provides an accessible account of contemporary English in use.
Other form:	Print version: Algeo, John. British or American English?. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2006 9780521371377 0521371376
Standard no.:	9780521379939 9780521371377

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