The American Language

book by H. L. Mencken
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The American Language
H. L. Mencken · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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The American Language

Summary

The American Language is a written work[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of written_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (35 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The American Language authored H. L. Mencken[3].
  • The American Language's image is recorded as The American Language title page (1921).PNG[4].
  • The American Language's instance of is recorded as written work[5].
  • The American Language's OCLC number is recorded as 841086231[6].
  • The American Language's language of work or name is recorded as American English[7].
  • The American Language's country of origin is recorded as United States[8].
  • The American Language's publication date is recorded as +1919-00-00T00:00:00Z[9].
  • The American Language's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04mrdt[10].
  • The American Language's Open Library ID is recorded as OL2629638W[11].
  • The American Language's has edition or translation is recorded as The American Language[12].
  • The American Language's has edition or translation is recorded as The American Language[13].
  • The American Language's LibraryThing work ID is recorded as 8473[14].
  • The American Language's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/The-American-Language[15].
  • The American Language's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The American Language'}[16].
  • The American Language's subtitle is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'an inquiry into the development of English in the United States'}[17].
  • The American Language's copyright status is recorded as public domain[18].
  • The American Language's Dewey Decimal Classification is recorded as 420.973[19].
  • The American Language's Goodreads work ID is recorded as 582957[20].
  • The American Language's Penguin Random House work ID is recorded as 113222[21].

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Designation and Status

The American Language's instance of is recorded as written work[5].

Why It Matters

The American Language ranks in the top 7% of written_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (35 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22]

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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