From English In America To American English

Explore how the English settlers gradually transformed themselves from colonists to American citizens, and how English i... (more)

Explore how the English settlers gradually transformed themselves from colonists to American citizens, and how English in America became American English. Myriad dialects began to coalesce, and there was an explosion of linguistic creativity, especially in the creation of dialect words - Americanisms like "raccoon"and "bifocaly. (less)