The American Language, Second Edition
A new, completely revised and much extended edition of H. L. Mencken's well-known work first issued in a limited edition as a preliminary inquiry in 1919, this book is the most comprehensive treatise on the American dialect ever attempted. It almost exhausts the subject. It is a genuine magnus opus of over 500 pages, with extensive bibliographies and a word and phrase index of 12,000 entries. Avoiding the typical dullness of such books about language, Mencken created a thoroughly entertaining read.The bulk of the previous research and writing on the American Language, according to Mencken in the Preface to the First Edition, had been dedicate…
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- ISBN: 978-0-9821298-8-3
- EAN: 9780982129883
- Produktnummer: 36130053
- Verlag: Coyote Canyon Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2012
- Seitenangabe: 512 S.
- Masse: H22.9 cm x B15.2 cm x D2.9 cm 778 g
- Abbildungen: Paperback
- Gewicht: 778
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