The American Language: A Preliminary Inquiry into the Development of English in the United States - Couverture souple

Mencken, H. L.

 
9781605206233: The American Language: A Preliminary Inquiry into the Development of English in the United States
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ISBN 10 : 1605206237 ISBN 13 : 9781605206233
Editeur : Cosimo Classics, 2009

Synopsis

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.

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Éditeur
Cosimo Classics
Date d'édition
2009
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1605206237
ISBN 13 
9781605206233
Reliure
Paperback
Numéro d'édition
2
Nombre de pages
512
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
non disponible

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9781451004632: The American Language: A Preliminary Inquiry Into the Development of English in the United States (Classic Reprint)

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  145100463X ISBN 13 :  9781451004632
Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2017
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