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Splendiferous Speech : How Early Americans Pioneered Their Own Brand of English
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Splendiferous Speech : How Early Americans Pioneered Their Own Brand of English Paperback - 1976

by Ostler, Rosemarie

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Chicago Review Press, Incorporated. Used - Very Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.
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  • Title Splendiferous Speech : How Early Americans Pioneered Their Own Brand of English
  • Author Ostler, Rosemarie
  • Binding Paperback
  • Condition Used - Very Good
  • Pages 272
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Chicago Review Press, Incorporated
  • Date 1976
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 46992872-6
  • ISBN 9780912777054 / 0912777052
  • Weight 0.65 lbs (0.29 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.9 x 5.4 x 0.5 in (20.07 x 13.72 x 1.27 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects English language - United States - Slang, English language - United States - History
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2018010533
  • Dewey Decimal Code 306.440

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About the author

Rosemarie Ostler holds a PhD in Linguistics and has been interviewed on numerous radio programs including NPR's Tell Me More and The Bob Edwards Show. She is the author of four books about American English: Founding Grammars, a finalist for the 2016 Oregon Book Award for Nonfiction; Slinging Mud; Let's Talk Turkey; and Dewdroppers, Waldos, and Slackers. Ostler has written for The Saturday Evening Post, Christian Science Monitor, Writer's Digest, and other magazines.