{"product_id":"the-american-language-a-preliminary-inquiry-into-the-development-of-english-in-the-united-states-9781616402594","title":"The American Language: A Preliminary Inquiry Into the Development of English in the United States","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): H. L. Mencken\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Cosimo Classics\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Cosimo Classics\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Linguistics - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerhaps the first truly important book about the divergence of American English from its British roots, this survey of the language as it was spoken-and as it was changing-at the beginning of the 20th century comes via one of its most inveterate watchers, journalist, critic, and editor HENRY LOUIS MENCKEN (1880-1956). In this replica of the 1921 \"revised and enlarged\" second edition, Mencken turns his keen ear on: - the general character of American English - loan-words and non-English influences - expletives and forbidden words - American slang - the future of the language - and much, much more. Anyone fascinated by words will find this a thoroughly enthralling look at the most changeable language on the face of the planet.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cosimo Classics","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47581729063063,"sku":"9781616402594","price":4051.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781616402594.webp?v=1774921177","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-american-language-a-preliminary-inquiry-into-the-development-of-english-in-the-united-states-9781616402594","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}