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Comparison of American and British English

Known as: List of British English words not used in American English, List of british words not widely used in the united states, List of terms not found in American English 
This is one of a series of articles about the differences between British English and American English, which, for the purposes of these articles… 
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2013
Hopi Oral Tradition and the Archaeology of Identity
Native American activists of the civil rights era leveled heavy critiques at archaeology and anthropology for their prior support… 
Review
2007
Review
2007
Common needs and different agendas: How trainee teachers make progress in their ability to use ICT in subject teaching. Some lessons from the UK
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2006
Highly Cited
2006
Applied English phonology
Preface to Second Edition. Preface. Note to the Instructor. Chapter 1: Phonetics. 1.1 Introduction. 1.2 Phonetic Transcription. 1… 
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2006
Highly Cited
2006
Androcentric Reporting of Gender Differences in APA Journals: 1965–2004
Androcentric thinking assumes maleness to be normative and attributes gender differences to females. A content analysis of… 
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2004
Highly Cited
2004
English Syntax: Words
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2003
Highly Cited
2003
Nonword reading across orthographies: How flexible is the choice of reading units?
It was predicted that children learning to read inconsistent orthographies (e.g., English) should show considerable flexibility… 
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2003
Highly Cited
2003
The Lancaster Corpus of Mandarin Chinese
The Lancaster Corpus of Mandarin Chinese (LCMC) addresses an increasing need within the research community for a publicly… 
Review
1993
Review
1993
Cognitive models of speech processing : the Second Sperlonga Meeting
Overview, Shillcock, Altmann. Introduction to the Chapters by Werker and Jusczyk, Clifton. How Word Recognition may Evolve from… 
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
Medical Nemesis: The Expropriation of Health
Ivan Illich, Pantheon Books, A Division of Random House, New York. First American Edition. Copyright 1976 by Random House, Inc… 
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1954
Highly Cited
1954
Guide to Patterns and Usage in English
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