Post establishment of modern English, American English began to take shape, having local influences from settlers of other nationalities (Dutch, French, Native American). Following the first wave of immigration (Irish, German, Chinese), American English began to differentiate from traditional English and subsequently became the standard for the English language during the colonial period and establishment of independence. A majority of immigration for a thirty year period in the latter half of the 19th Century was British followed by Southern and Slavic Europeans in the following seventy years.
Slavin, B. (2015). English in America [Microsoft PowerPoint slides]. Retrieved from https://medaille.dcollege.net/webapps/blackboard/content/listContent.jsp?course_id=_13916_1&content_id=_336745_1&mode=reset
Slavin, B. (2015). English in America [Microsoft PowerPoint slides]. Retrieved from https://medaille.dcollege.net/webapps/blackboard/content/listContent.jsp?course_id=_13916_1&content_id=_336745_1&mode=reset
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