ISBN: 9781605206233 - the american language: a preliminary inquiry into the development of english in the united states (3 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 512 pages. 9.25x6.25x1.25 inches. In Stock.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 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. …

Zustand: New. KlappentextrnrnPerhaps 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 .