The American Language A Preliminary Inquiry into the Development of English in the United States
H. L. (Henry Louis) Mencken
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The American Language A Preliminary Inquiry into the Development of English in the United States
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THE AMERICAN LANGUAGE
PREFACE
CONTENTS
I By Way of Introduction
The Diverging Streams
The Academic Attitude
The View of Writing Men
Foreign Observers
The Characters of American
The Materials of American
Footnotes
II The Beginnings of American
In Colonial Days
Sources of Early Americanisms
New Words of English Material
Changed Meanings
Archaic English Words
Colonial Pronunciation
Footnotes
III The Period of Growth
The New Nation
The Language in the Making
The Expanding Vocabulary
Loan-Words
Pronunciation
Footnotes
IV American and English Today
The Two Vocabularies
Differences in Usage
Honorifics
Euphemisms and Forbidden Words
Footnotes
V Tendencies in American
International Exchanges
Points of Difference
Lost Distinctions
Foreign Influences Today
Processes of Word Formation
Pronunciation
Footnotes
VI The Common Speech
Grammarians and Their Ways
Spoken American As It Is
The Verb
The Pronoun
The Adverb
The Noun and Adjective
The Double Negative
Pronunciation
Footnotes
VII Differences in Spelling
Typical Forms
General Tendencies
The Influence of Webster
Exchanges
Simplified Spelling
Minor Differences
Footnotes
VIII Proper Names in America
Surnames
Given Names
Geographical Names
Street Names
Footnotes
IX Miscellanea
Proverb and Platitude
American Slang
The Future of the Language
Footnotes
Bibliography
Footnotes
List of Words and Phrases
General Index
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