The History of the English Language, 2nd Edition

American Language from Webster to Mencken (1x26)

Date de diffusion: Avr 01, 2022

Professor Lerer discusses the development of the American language throughout the 19th and early 20th centuries. Two important figures stand at the poles of this story: Noah Webster and H. L. Mencken—each of whom set the tone for the ways in which the American language was viewed and written about during their respective periods.