Wolfram, Walt,  1941- <br/><br/>
American English / 
Walt Wolfram and Natalie Schilling ; enhancements and exercises by Caroline Myrick and Joel Schneier. 
 - Third edition. 
 - 1 online resource (533 pages) :  illustrations. 
 - Language in Society ;  25 .
 - Language in society (Oxford, England) ;  25. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index. 
<br/><br/>Dialects, standards, and vernaculars -- Why dialects? -- Levels of dialect -- Dialects in the United States : past, present, and future -- Regional varieties of English -- Social varieties of American English -- Ethnicity and American English -- African American English -- Gender and language variation -- Dialects and style -- The application of dialect study -- Dialect awareness : extending application. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781118391433 (e-book) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>English language--Dialects--United States.<br/>English language--Variation--United States.<br/>Americanisms.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PE2841  / .W654 2016eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>427/.973