AN INTRODUCTION TO AMERICAN ENGLISH.Gunnel Tottie. Oxford: Blackwell, 2002. Pp. xx + 294. $68.95 cloth, $31.95 paper.

Abstract

Virtually all American English teachers who have taught outside of the United States have been confronted by student questions about the differences between American and British English, often with the implication that British English is somehow superior. Despite such implications, the economic and political importance of the United States, as well as the attractiveness of American universities to international students, has created a strong demand for more knowledge about American varieties of English. An introduction to American English goes a long way toward meeting that demand.