The DEFINITIVE EDITION OF The American Language was published in 1936. Since then it has been recognized as a classic. It is that rarest of literary accomplishm

Perhaps 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 w

This is that rare book which both informs and entertains. It is scholarly and sprightly - an unusual combination for any book, let alone one treating of the law