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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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- PublisherCosimo Classics
- Publication date2010
- ISBN 10 1616402598
- ISBN 13 9781616402594
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Edition number2
- Number of pages512
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