An Introduction to American English explores American English in the context of American history and institutions, while also making comparisons with British English.List of Figures.
List of Tables.
Preface.
Introduction.
Recommended Reading.
Part I: Writing it and Saying it:.
1. Introduction.
2. Writing American or British.
3. The Pronunciation of American English.
Individual Sounds.
Stress.
Recommended Reading.
Dictionaries.
Part II: American History for Language Students:.
1. Introduction.
2. Geography: Background.
3. Before English.
4. The Colonial Period.
5. From Independence to Civil War.
Territorial Expansion.
The Civil War 1861–5.
6. After the Civil War.
Reconstruction in the South 1865–77.
The Situation of African Americans.
Further Territorial Expansion.
Industrial and Financial Expansion; Immigration.
Social Problems and Labor Relations.
The Women's Movement.
Religious Movements and Fundamentalism.
Foreign Politics.
Domestic Politics in the Twentieth Century.
Recommended Reading.
Websites.
Part III: Running America: Government and Education:.
1. Introduction.
2. Government According to the US Constitution.
The Amendments.
Governmental Institutions.
3. Political Pló#
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