The Dictionary Wars (häftad)
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Format
Häftad (Paperback / softback)
Språk
Engelska
Antal sidor
376
Utgivningsdatum
2020-09-08
Förlag
Princeton University Press
Illustratör/Fotograf
22 b, w illus 1 table
Illustrationer
22 b/w illus. 1 table.
Dimensioner
201 x 135 x 36 mm
Vikt
340 g
Antal komponenter
1
ISBN
9780691210179

The Dictionary Wars

The American Fight over the English Language

av Peter Martin
Häftad,  Engelska, 2020-09-08
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A compelling history of the national conflicts that resulted from efforts to produce the first definitive American dictionary of English The Dictionary Wars recounts the patriotic fervor in the early American republic to produce a definitive national dictionary that would rival Samuel Johnsons 1755 Dictionary of the English Language. But what began as a cultural war of independence from Britain devolved into a battle among lexicographers, authors, scholars, and publishers, all vying for dictionary supremacy and shattering forever the dream of a unified American language. Peter Martin tells of the intense rivalry between Americas first lexicographers, Noah Webster and Joseph Emerson Worcester, and how their conflict continued beyond Websters death, when the ambitious Merriam brothers acquired publishing rights to Websters American Dictionary. The dictionary wars also engaged Americas colleges, libraries, newspapers, religious groups, and state legislatures at a pivotal historical moment that coincided with rising literacy and the print revolution. Delving into personal stories and national debates, The Dictionary Wars examines the linguistic struggles that underpinned the founding and growth of a nation.
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Peter Martin is the author of numerous books, including the acclaimed biographies Samuel Johnson and A Life of James Boswell.

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