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

Mencken, Professor H L

 
9781616402594: The American Language: A Preliminary Inquiry into the Development of English in the United States
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 1616402598 ISBN 13 : 9781616402594
Editeur : Cosimo Classics, 2010

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
2010
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1616402598
ISBN 13 
9781616402594
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
512
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
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