The American Language Supplement 1 :The American Language: An Inquiry Into the Development of English in the United States.

Mencken, H L.

ISBN 10: 0394400763 / ISBN 13: 9780394400761

Published by Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1945

About this Item

First printing. Black hardcover, no jacket, gold lettering on spine, 739 pages + index + note on type. Gold lettering on spine faded but legible; 1"x1/4" white residue from sticker on spine; cloth cover worn through on approx 4" of edges on back cover; cover slightly soiled. Tight binding; no marks; slight tanning due to age. A satisfactory copy. **We provide professional service and individual attention to your order, daily shipments, and sturdy packaging. FREE TRACKING ON ALL SHIPMENTS WITHIN USA.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The American Language Supplement 1 :The American Language: An Inquiry Into the Development of English in the United States.
• Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf, New York
• Publication Date: 1945
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0394400763
• ISBN 13: 9780394400761
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Collectable, good
• Seller catalogs:
  • English language (about)

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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.