附註:Includes bibliographical references (pages x-xii) and indexes.
Introduction: Representative words -- The English in America: 1497-1750 -- These United States: 1751-1800 -- Mammoth Enterprise: 1801-1865 -- End of the Frontier: 1866-1900 -- Modern Times: 1901-1944 -- Nearing the Millennium: 1945-1998.
摘要:In chronological order, Barnhart and Metcalf give the history and usage of words and phrases that Americans have added to the English language, from canoe and skunk in the 1500s to soccer mom, Ebonics, and millennium bug in the 1990s.
