by Bill Bryson · Black Swan · tapa blanda · ISBN 9781784161866
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«Made in America: An Informal History of American English» is Bill Bryson's essay, published by Black Swan in paperback (592 pages, in English).
Bill Bryson traces how American English emerged from British English and debunks US myths: Hollywood without forests or holly, the origin of blockbuster, poker or snafu, and pronunciations like 'lootenant' and 'Toosday', with humor and popular culture trivia.
Originally published in 1994; this edition is from 2016 and corresponds to volume 10 of the Bryson series.
For readers interested in the history of language, US culture and humorous popular science.
William McGuire Bryson is an American-British journalist and author. Bryson has written nonfiction books on topics including travel, the English language, and science. Born in the United States, he has resided in Britain for most of his adult life, returning to the U.S. between 1995 and 2003, and holds dual American and British citizenship. He was the chancellor of Durham University from 2005 to 2011.
