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I. The American Language (1919)/Chapter 1, 1
 * The Diverging Streams, 1
 * The Academic Attitude, 4
 * The View of Writing Men, 12
 * Foreign Observers, 18
 * The Characters of American, 19
 * The Materials of American, 29

II. The American Language (1919)/Chapter 2, 36
 * In Colonial Days, 36
 * Sources of Early Americanisms, 40
 * New Words of English Material, 44
 * Changed Meanings, 51
 * Archaic English Words, 54
 * Colonial Pronunciation, 58

III. The American Language (1919)/Chapter 3, 63
 * The New Nation, 63
 * The Language in the Making, 72
 * The Expanding Vocabulary, 76
 * Loan-Words, 86
 * Pronunciation, 94

IV. The American Language (1919)/Chapter 4, 97
 * The Two Vocabularies, 97
 * Differences in Usage, 102
 * Honorifics, 117
 * Euphemisms and Forbidden Words, 124

V. The American Language (1919)/Chapter 5, 131
 * International Exchanges, 131
 * Points of Difference, 138
 * Lost Distinctions, 143
 * Foreign Influences Today, 149
 * Processes of Word Formation, 159
 * Pronunciation, 166