Columbia subject headings:
American fiction--19th century--History and criticism.
Characters and characteristics in literature.
Dialect literature, American--History and criticism.
English language--United States--History--19th century.
Howells, William Dean, 1837-1920--Characters.
Howells, William Dean, 1837-1920--Knowledge and learning.
Howells, William Dean, 1837-1920--Language.
Language and languages in literature.
Language and languages.
Race awareness in literature.
Sociolinguistics--United States.
Harvard subject headings:
American fiction--19th century--History and criticism
Americanisms in literature.
Characters and characteristics in literature.
Dialect literature, American--History and criticism.
English language--United States
English language--United States--19th century.
Howells, William Dean, 1837-1920--Characters.
Howells, William Dean, 1837-1920--Knowledge--America.
Howells, William Dean, 1837-1920--Knowledge--Language and languages.
Howells, William Dean, 1837-1920--Language.
Language and languages in literature.
National characteristics, American, in literature.
Race awareness in literature.
Race in literature.
Social classes in literature.
Sociolinguistics--United States.
Speech and social status--United States.
Princeton subject headings:
American fiction--19th century--History and criticism.
Characters and characteristics in literature.
Dialect literature, American--History and criticism.
English language--United States--19th century.
Howells, William Dean, 1837-1920--Characters.
Howells, William Dean, 1837-1920--Knowledge--Language and languages.
Howells, William Dean, 1837-1920--Language.
Language and languages in literature.
Race awareness in literature.
Sociolinguistics--United States.