I would echo Herb's recommendation of Pyles & Algeo. Another good old standard textbook is Baugh and Cable's A HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, which has been around since 1935. Tom Cable has been updating it since the 3rd edition. The current (5th) edition was published in 2002. Chapter 11 is entitled, "The English Language in America." Dwayne Strasheim Hastings College -----Original Message----- From: Assembly for the Teaching of English Grammar [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Marshall Myers Sent: Tuesday, September 12, 2006 2:47 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Textbook for My History of the English Language Course ATEG Members: I'm scheduled to teach a section of History of the English Language next semester. It's a course I've taught before, but it has been a long time. At the graduate level, I've had courses in historical linguistics, Old English, Middle English, and, of course, a slew of other descriptive linguistics courses. So I think I've had the necessary academic training in the area. I know there are lots of textbooks out there for such a course, but most do not emphasize the evolution and history of American English in any detail. I suppose I have to assume that most if not all students will have no linguistics courses behind them, although some may, so that may limit my choices. I do own the Robert McNeil PBS tapes and textbook, "The Story of the English Language," and I realize there is some attention to American English there. Are there any good textbooks on American English out there that would serve as a supplementary textbook in a course like mine? I would value any help you might offer. Best wishes, Marshall Myers Eastern Kentucky University Book Review Editor ATEG JOURNAL To join or leave this LISTSERV list, please visit the list's web interface at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/ateg.html and select "Join or leave the list" Visit ATEG's web site at http://ateg.org/ To join or leave this LISTSERV list, please visit the list's web interface at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/ateg.html and select "Join or leave the list" Visit ATEG's web site at http://ateg.org/