Parts of Speech: Essays on English
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PARTS OF SPEECH ESSAYS ON ENGLISH
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CONTENTS
I THE STOCK THAT SPEAKS THE LANGUAGE
II THE FUTURE OF THE LANGUAGE
III THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE IN THE UNITED STATES
IV THE LANGUAGE IN GREAT BRITAIN
V AMERICANISMS ONCE MORE
VI NEW WORDS AND OLD
VII THE NATURALIZATION OF FOREIGN WORDS
VIII THE FUNCTION OF SLANG
IX QUESTIONS OF USAGE
X AN INQUIRY AS TO RIME
XI ON THE POETRY OF PLACE-NAMES
XII AS TO “AMERICAN SPELLING”
XIII THE SIMPLIFICATION OF ENGLISH SPELLING
XIV AMERICANISM—AN ATTEMPT AT A DEFINITION
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