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| notes = {{edition}}2nd ed., rev. and enl. New York: A.A. Knopf, 1921. 1-58734-087-9<br>'''''The American Language''' is H. L. Mencken's 1919 book about changes Americans had made to the English Language. The book discusses the beginnings of American variations from English, the spread of these variations, American names and slang over the course of its 374 pages. According to Mencken, American English was more colourful, vivid, and creative than its British counterpart.'' {{Wikipediaref|The American Language}}
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[[Image:The American Language title page (1921).PNG|right|frame|Title page of this edition]]
[[Image:The American Language title page (1921).PNG|right|frame|Title page of this edition]]
==Contents==
==Contents==


* [[/Preface to the First Edition|Preface to the First Edition]]
* [[/Preface to the First Edition/]]
* [[/Preface to the Second Edition/]]
* [[/Preface to the Second Edition|Preface to the Second Edition]]


* Introductory
* Introductory
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* [[/Bibliography 38|Bibliographies of American English]]
* [[/Bibliography 38|Bibliographies of American English]]


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{{PD-US|1956}}


[[Category:English language]]
[[Category:English language]]

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The American Language: An inquiry into the development of English in the United States (1919)
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Preface to the First Edition
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2nd ed., rev. and enl. New York: A.A. Knopf, 1921. 1-58734-087-9
The American Language is H. L. Mencken's 1919 book about changes Americans had made to the English Language. The book discusses the beginnings of American variations from English, the spread of these variations, American names and slang over the course of its 374 pages. According to Mencken, American English was more colourful, vivid, and creative than its British counterpart.

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Title page of this edition

Contents

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Bibliography:

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