The American Language + Supplement One (Two-Volume Set)
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Author: H. L. Mencken
Binding: Hardback
Published: Knopf, 1945
Condition:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: No markings
The American Language and Supplement One present a commanding philological study of American English, arguing for its independence, vitality, and democratic evolution. Mencken chronicles the divergence from British norms, detailing regional dialects, slang, neologisms, and the influence of immigration, commerce, and popular culture. He illustrates how American speech reflects national character—pragmatic, inventive, and irreverent—while instructing readers in the historical forces shaping vocabulary and syntax. The volumes offer exhaustive documentation of linguistic shifts, spelling reforms, and idiomatic usage, positioning American English as a living, adaptive system.
Author: H. L. Mencken
Binding: Hardback
Published: Knopf, 1945
Condition:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: No markings
The American Language and Supplement One present a commanding philological study of American English, arguing for its independence, vitality, and democratic evolution. Mencken chronicles the divergence from British norms, detailing regional dialects, slang, neologisms, and the influence of immigration, commerce, and popular culture. He illustrates how American speech reflects national character—pragmatic, inventive, and irreverent—while instructing readers in the historical forces shaping vocabulary and syntax. The volumes offer exhaustive documentation of linguistic shifts, spelling reforms, and idiomatic usage, positioning American English as a living, adaptive system.