Speakers of British and American English display some striking differences in their use of grammar. In this detailed survey, John Algeo considers questions such as: *Who lives on a street, and who lives in a street? *Who takes a bath, and who has a bath? *Who says Neither do I, and who says Nor do I[...]

THE ORIGINS AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, International Edition reflects current research and takes a linguistic-analysis approach with a focus on the facts of language rather than on theoretical approaches.[...]

Updated to reflect research and rewritten for further clarity of presentation, this title continues to take a linguistic-analysis approach and focuses on the facts of language rather than on theoretical approaches.[...]