The American Language
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The American Language
A Preliminary Inquiry into the Development of English in the United States
This edition features a linked Table of Contents, Footnotes, and Index.
CONTENTS
I. By Way of Introduction,
1. The Diverging Streams,
2. The Academic Attitude,
3. The View of Writing Men,
4. Foreign Observers,
5. The Characters of American,
6. The Materials of American
II. The Beginnings of American,
1. In Colonial Days,
2. Sources of Early Americanisms,
3. New Words of English Material,
4. Changed...
A Preliminary Inquiry into the Development of English in the United States
This edition features a linked Table of Contents, Footnotes, and Index.
CONTENTS
I. By Way of Introduction,
1. The Diverging Streams,
2. The Academic Attitude,
3. The View of Writing Men,
4. Foreign Observers,
5. The Characters of American,
6. The Materials of American
II. The Beginnings of American,
1. In Colonial Days,
2. Sources of Early Americanisms,
3. New Words of English Material,
4. Changed...























