The American language :
Mencken, H.L.
The American language : an inquiry into the development of English in the United States / by H.L. Mencken ; the fourth edition and the two supplements, abridged, with annotations and new material, by Raven I. McDavid, Jr., with the assistance of David W. Maurer. - New York, N.Y. : Alfred A. Knopf, 1992. - xxv, 777 p. and suppl. cxxiv p. ; 24 cm.
The two streams of English--The materials of inquiry--The beginnings of American--The period of growth--The language today.
0394733150
English language--United States.
Names--United States.
The American language : an inquiry into the development of English in the United States / by H.L. Mencken ; the fourth edition and the two supplements, abridged, with annotations and new material, by Raven I. McDavid, Jr., with the assistance of David W. Maurer. - New York, N.Y. : Alfred A. Knopf, 1992. - xxv, 777 p. and suppl. cxxiv p. ; 24 cm.
The two streams of English--The materials of inquiry--The beginnings of American--The period of growth--The language today.
0394733150
English language--United States.
Names--United States.