American English in Punch, 1841-1900
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8727330 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jane W Stedman (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1953 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 171-171 |
| Publication date | 1953-10-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Speech (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-1283 • E-ISSN: 1527-2133 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/454130 |
| OpenAlex | W2315107048 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
Between 1841, its first year of publication, and 1900 Punch printed a number of items dealing with the American language: parodies, stories, verses, 'squibs,' or cartoon captions in which Punch's version of American English was used without editorial comment, but almost always implicitly condemned, presumably by the simple act of reproducing its atrocious 'pronunciation,' vocabulary, and syntax. A smaller number of short articles, usually not more than a paragraph in length, specifically attacked, sometimes on supposedly linguistic grounds, certain words and usages ascribed to America. That there was little scientific validity in either Punch's observations or method may almost go without saying, for its purpose was more often political than linguistic
Linguistics · Sociology · Historical Linguistics and Language Studies · Lexicography and Language Studies · Linguistic Variation and Morphology · History · Philosophy
| Citations per year | 0.13 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2011 - 2024 (14) |
| Highly cited | No |