Mankind, Nation and Individual by Otto Jespersen
This book was first published in 1947.
1. Speech and Language
2. Influence of the individual
3. Dialect and common language
4. Dialect and common language (concluded)
5. Standards of correctness
6. Correct and good language
7. The stratification of language
8. Slang
9. Mysticism of Language
10. Other eccentricities of language
11. Conclusion: universal human elements