Chien, Evelyn Nien-Ming.

Weird English / Evelyn Nien-Ming Chien. - Cambridge, Mass. ; London : Harvard University Press, 2004. - 352 p. ; 21 cm.

Originally published: 2004.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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English fiction--History and criticism.--20th century
Language and languages in literature.
English fiction--History and criticism.--21st century
Dialect literature, American--History and criticism.
Dialect literature, English--History and criticism.
Languages in contact--English-speaking countries.
American fiction--History and criticism.
English language--Foreign elements.
Multiculturalism in literature.
English language--Variation.

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