The American language ; an inquiry into the development of English in the United States /

Traces the origin and development of the American language as it has been adapted from English and illustrates the Americanization of Icelandic, Czechoslovakian, Lithuanian, Armenian, Chinese, Hungarian, Finnish and Arabic. Primary emphasis is on the language as it stands today including development...

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Main Author:	Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1937
Edition:	Fourth edition, corrected, enlarged and rewritten.
Subjects:	English language > United States. Names > United States.