The American Language - Paperback

The American Language - Paperback

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The American Language - Paperback
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The American Language - Paperback

The American Language - Paperback

$40.30
$40.30

by H. L. Mencken (Author)

Perhaps the first truly important book about the divergence of American English from its British roots, this survey of the language as it was spoken-and as it was changing-at the beginning of the 20th century comes via one of its most inveterate watchers, journalist, critic, and editor HENRY LOUIS MENCKEN (1880-1956). In this replica of the 1921 "revised and enlarged" second edition, Mencken turns his keen ear on: - the general character of American English - loan-words and non-English influences - expletives and forbidden words - American slang - the future of the language - and much, much more. Anyone fascinated by words will find this a thoroughly enthralling look at the most changeable language on the face of the planet.

Number of Pages: 512
Dimensions: 1.14 x 9 x 6 IN
Publication Date: August 28, 2009

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