America Quote by William Labov

Well, American dialects have been studied for a hundred years or so.

— William Labov

I am sure that the two main forms of English, American English and British English, separated geographically from the beginning and severed politically since…

— Robert Burchfield

My early novels were very understated and English. Fourteen years ago, I met and married my American husband, and as I learned more about…

— Laurie Graham

I feel that the English language will be able to carry the weight of my African experience. But it will have to be a…

— Chinua Achebe

Through the act of translation we break out of linguistic confinement and reach many other communities.

— Ngugi wa Thiong'o

American English is the greatest influence of English everywhere.

— Robert Burchfield

Language is the tool of my trade -and I use them all - all the Englishes I grew up with

— Amy Tan

With the United States in slow long-term decline, how will that affect the position of English? And where will all that leave monolingual Britain?…

— Martin Jacques

Changes in language often reflect the changing values of a culture.

— Ravi Zacharias

It is said that the American vocabulary has declined by half in the past few decades. It's a tragic instance of desertification following upon…

— Stephanie Mills

I'm interested in the way language is used to navigate the world around us.

— John Burnside

When I came here I moved to London and I was meeting so many new people and had to speak only in English, which…

— Saara Aalto