The dictionary wars : the American fight over the English language /

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A compelling history of the national conflicts that resulted from efforts to produce the first definitive American dictionary of English In The Dictionary Wars, Peter Martin recounts the patriotic fervor in the early American republic to produce a definitive national dictionary that would rival Samu...

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Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Martin, Peter, 1940- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2019]
Subjects:
Webster, Noah, > 1758-1843.
Worcester, Joseph E. > (Joseph Emerson), > 1784-1865.
G. & C. Merriam Company.
Merriam-Webster, Inc.
English language > United States > Lexicography > History.
Encyclopedias and dictionaries > History and criticism.
English language > Lexicography > History.
Anglais (Langue) > États-Unis > Lexicographie > Histoire.
REFERENCE > Dictionaries.
HISTORY > United States > 19th Century.
Encyclopedias and dictionaries.
English language > Lexicography.
United States.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.
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