Parts of Speech
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- Essays on English
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1. Front matter2. PREFATORY NOTE3. I THE STOCK THAT SPEAKS THE LANGUAGE4. II THE FUTURE OF THE LANGUAGE5. III THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE IN THE UNITED STATES6. IV THE LANGUAGE IN GREAT BRITAIN7. V AMERICANISMS ONCE MORE8. VI NEW WORDS AND OLD9. VII THE NATURALIZATION OF FOREIGN WORDS10. VIII THE FUNCTION OF SLANG11. IX QUESTIONS OF USAGE12. X AN INQUIRY AS TO RIME13. XI ON THE POETRY OF PLACE-NAMES14. XII AS TO “AMERICAN SPELLING”15. XIII THE SIMPLIFICATION OF ENGLISH SPELLING16. XIV AMERICANISM—AN ATTEMPT AT A DEFINITION