Splendiferous speech : how early Americans pioneered their own brand of English
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Ostler, Rosemarie,
Published
Chicago, Illinois : Chicago Review Press Incorporated, [2019].
ISBN
9780912777054, 0912777052
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Americanisms -- West (U.S.)
English language -- United States -- History.
English language -- United States -- Slang.
English language -- West (U.S.) -- History.

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Published
Chicago, Illinois : Chicago Review Press Incorporated, [2019].
Format
Book
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x, 245 pages : illustrations, plates ; 22 cm
Language
English
ISBN
9780912777054, 0912777052

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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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"Splendiferous Speech explores the historical sources of the American vernacular, tracing our country's linguistic independence back to the expanding western frontier, the bumptious world of politics, and the sensation-filled pages of popular nineteenth-century newspapers"--,Provided by publisher.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Ostler, R. (2019). Splendiferous speech: how early Americans pioneered their own brand of English (First edition.). Chicago Review Press Incorporated.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Ostler, Rosemarie. 2019. Splendiferous Speech: How Early Americans Pioneered Their Own Brand of English. Chicago, Illinois: Chicago Review Press Incorporated.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Ostler, Rosemarie. Splendiferous Speech: How Early Americans Pioneered Their Own Brand of English Chicago, Illinois: Chicago Review Press Incorporated, 2019.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Ostler, R. (2019). Splendiferous speech: how early americans pioneered their own brand of english. First edn. Chicago, Illinois: Chicago Review Press Incorporated.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Ostler, Rosemarie. Splendiferous Speech: How Early Americans Pioneered Their Own Brand of English First edition., Chicago Review Press Incorporated, 2019.

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