The American Language: A Preliminary Inquiry Into the Development of English in the United States (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781616402594)

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.

Author: H. L. Mencken
ISBN-10: 1616402598
ISBN-13: 9781616402594
Publisher: Cosimo Classics
Language: English
Published: 07/01/2010
Pages: 512
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.99lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.31d