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100	1		_aMencken, H.L. _g(Henry Louis).
245	1	4	_aThe American language : _ban inquiry into the development of English in the United States / _cby 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.
260			_aNew York, N.Y. : _bAlfred A. Knopf, _c1992.
300			_axxv, 777 p. and suppl. cxxiv p. ; _c24 cm.
504			_includes bibliographical references and index.
505	2		_aThe two streams of English--The materials of inquiry--The beginnings of American--The period of growth--The language today.
650		0	_aEnglish language _zUnited States.
650		0	_aNames _zUnited States.
700	1		_aMcDavid, Raven Ioor.
700	1		_aDavid W. Maurer.
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