Book contents
- The New Cambridge History of the English Language
- The New Cambridge History of the English Language
- The New Cambridge History of the English Language
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Maps
- Contributors to Volume V
- General Preface
- Abbreviations
- General Editor’s Introduction
- Introduction to Volume V
- PART I The United States
- PART II Canada
- PART III The Caribbean
- Index
- References
Introduction to Volume V
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 15 April 2026
Book contents
- The New Cambridge History of the English Language
- The New Cambridge History of the English Language
- The New Cambridge History of the English Language
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Maps
- Contributors to Volume V
- General Preface
- Abbreviations
- General Editor’s Introduction
- Introduction to Volume V
- PART I The United States
- PART II Canada
- PART III The Caribbean
- Index
- References
Summary
The development of English throughout continental North America and the Caribbean, both its islands and the Rim in the past few centuries, form the focus of this volume. The chapters investigate the historical settlement of this vast area by English speakers from Britain and Ireland and focuses also on the varieties which arose in the context of colonial slavery in the Caribbean and the Southern United States. The manner in which language change has panned out since initial anglophone settlement at the beginning of the seventeenth century is a central concern as are the current cases of language change which can be observed, above all in the United States and Canada, which give testimony to the ever-changing nature of English in North America.
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- The New Cambridge History of the English LanguageNorth America and the Caribbean, pp. 14 - 34Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2026
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