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American Language — 49 episodes

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049 - Ch9 Miscellanea Pt 3 The Future of the Language

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048 - Ch9 Miscellanea Pt 2 American Slang

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047 - Ch9 Miscellanea Pt 1 Proverb and Platitude

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046 - Ch8 Proper Names in America Pt 4 Street Names

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045 - Ch8 Proper Names in America Pt 3 Geographical Names

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044 - Ch8 Proper Names in America Pt 2 Given Names

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043 - Ch8 Proper Names in America Pt 1 Surnames

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042 - Ch 7 Differences in Spelling Pt 6 Minor Differences

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041 - Ch 7 Differences in Spelling Pt 5 Simplified spelling

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040 - Ch 7 Differences in Spelling Pt 4 Exchanges

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039 - Ch 7 Differences in Spelling Pt 3 The Influence of Webster

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038 - Ch 7 Differences in Spelling Pt 2 General Tendencies

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037 - Ch 7 Differences in Spelling Pt 1 Typical Forms

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036 - Ch6 The Common Speech Pt 8 Pronunciation

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035 - Ch6 The Common Speech Pt 7 The Double Negative

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034 - Ch6 The Common Speech Pt 6 The Noun and Adjective

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033 - Ch6 The Common Speech Pt 5 The Adverb

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032 - Ch6 The Common Speech Pt 4 The Pronoun

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031 - Ch6 The Common Speech Pt 3 The Verb

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030 - Ch6 The Common Speech Pt 2 Spoken American As It Is

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029 - Ch6 The Common Speech Pt 1 Grammarians and Their Ways

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028 - Ch5 Tendencies in American Pt 6 Pronunciation

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027 - Ch5 Tendencies in American Pt 5 Processes of Word Formation

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026 - Ch5 Tendencies in American Pt 4 Foreign Influences Today

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025 - Ch5 Tendencies in American Pt 3 Lost Distinctions

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024 - Ch5 Tendencies in American Pt 2 Points of Difference

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023 - Ch5 Tendencies in American Pt 1 International Exchanges

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022 - Ch4 American and English Today Pt 4 Euphemisms and Forbidden Words

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021 - Ch4 American and English Today Pt 3 Honorifics

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020 - Ch4 American and English Today Pt 2 Differences in Usage

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019 - Ch4 American and English Today Pt 1 The Two Vocabularies

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018 - Ch3 The Period of Growth Pt 5 Pronunciation

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017 - Ch3 The Period of Growth Pt 4 Loan-Words

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016 - Ch3 The Period of Growth Pt 3 The Expanding Vocabulary

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015 - Ch3 The Period of Growth Pt 2 The Language in the Making

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014 - Ch3 The Period of Growth Pt 1 The New Nation

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013 - Ch2 The Beginnings of American Pt 6 Colonial Pronunciation

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012 - Ch2 The Beginnings of American Pt 5 Archaic English Words

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011 - Ch2 The Beginnings of American Pt 4 Changed Meanings

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010 - Ch2 The Beginnings of American Pt 3 New Words of English Material

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009 - Ch2 The Beginnings of American Pt 2 Sources of Early Americanisms

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008 - Ch2 The Beginnings of American Pt 1 In Colonial Days

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007 - Ch1 By Way of Introduction Pt 6 The Materials of American

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006 - Ch1 By Way of Introduction Pt 5 The Characters of American

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005 - Ch1 By Way of Introduction Pt 4 Foreign Observers

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004 - Ch1 By Way of Introduction Pt 3 The View of Writing Men

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003 - Ch1 By Way of Introduction Pt 2 The Academic Attitude

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002 - Ch1 By Way of Introduction Pt 1The Diverging Streams

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001 - Preface