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Dictionary of American Regional English focuses on the regional aspects of American English, documenting words, phrases, and pronunciations that vary from one place to another.
The database features comprehensive literary biographies of more than 143,000 past and present authors, historians, journalists, screenwriter, publishers, and playwrights. The biographies discuss the lives and careers of the literary figures profiled, along with the critical response to their works.
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