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Details for:
Tottie, G. (2005). An Introduction to American English. Oxford: Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
events
Events:
7 events from this source recorded
1607
Establishment of first permanent British colony in North America at Jamestown, Virginia.
1619
African slaves brought to Jamestown
1755
Johnson publishes 'A dictionary of the English Language'
1781
Witherspoon coins the term 'Americanism'
1783
Webster publishes 1st book of "A Grammatical Institute of the English Language".
1789
Webster's 'Dissertations' published
1828
Webster publishes "An American Dictionary of the English Language".