William A. Kretzschmar, Jr. is the Harry and Jane Willson Professor in Humanities, University of Georgia. He edited the American Linguistic Atlas Project for thirty-four years, which led to his preparation of American pronunciations for the online Oxford English Dictionary.

• Figures and Tables; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. The Idea of American English; 2. Emergence; 3. Old World Origins for American English; 4. The Colonial Period (1600–1800); 5. The National Period (up to the Civil War, 1800–1865); 6. Gilded Age to World War II (1866–1945); 7. The Information Age (1945–present); 8. Regions and Localities; 9. African American English; 10. Social Differences in American English; 11. Heritage Languages and American English; 12. Standard American English; Appendices; Glossary, References; Index.

William A. Kretzschmar, Jr. is the Harry and Jane Willson Professor in Humanities, University of Georgia. He edited the American Linguistic Atlas Project for thirty-four years, which led to his preparation of American pronunciations for the online Oxford English Dictionary.

• Figures and Tables; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. The Idea of American English; 2. Emergence; 3. Old World Origins for American English; 4. The Colonial Period (1600–1800); 5. The National Period (up to the Civil War, 1800–1865); 6. Gilded Age to World War II (1866–1945); 7. The Information Age (1945–present); 8. Regions and Localities; 9. African American English; 10. Social Differences in American English; 11. Heritage Languages and American English; 12. Standard American English; Appendices; Glossary, References; Index.

William A. Kretzschmar, Jr. is the Harry and Jane Willson Professor in Humanities, University of Georgia. He edited the American Linguistic Atlas Project for thirty-four years, which led to his preparation of American pronunciations for the online Oxford English Dictionary.

• Figures and Tables; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. The Idea of American English; 2. Emergence; 3. Old World Origins for American English; 4. The Colonial Period (1600–1800); 5. The National Period (up to the Civil War, 1800–1865); 6. Gilded Age to World War II (1866–1945); 7. The Information Age (1945–present); 8. Regions and Localities; 9. African American English; 10. Social Differences in American English; 11. Heritage Languages and American English; 12. Standard American English; Appendices; Glossary, References; Index.