American Speech
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| American Speech | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviated title (ISO) | Am. Speech |
| Discipline | Linguistics |
| Language | English |
| Edited by | Michael Adams |
| Publication details | |
| Publisher | Duke University Press |
| Publication history | 1925–present |
| Frequency | Quarterly |
| Impact factor (2009) |
0.800 |
| Indexing | |
| ISSN | 0003-1283 (print) 1527-2133 (web) |
| LCCN | 27021844 |
| OCLC number | 644323257 |
| Links | |
American Speech is a quarterly academic journal of the American Dialect Society, established in 1925 and published by the Duke University Press. It focuses primarily on the English language used in the Western Hemisphere, but also published contributions on other varieties of English, outside influences on the language, and linguistic theory.[1]
The current editor in chief is Michael Adams (Indiana University).
[edit] History
The journal was founded in 1925 by Kemp Malone, Louise Pound, and Arthur G. Kennedy, and was inspired by H. L. Mencken. It became the official journal of the American Dialect Society in 1970.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ American Speech, Duke University Press. Accessed February 21, 2008.
- ^ Algeo, John (2010). The Origins and Development of the English Language (6 ed.). Boston: Wadsworth. p. 196. ISBN 9781428231540.
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