The Dictionary Wars: The American Fight over the English Language - Peter Martin - Books - Princeton University Press - 9780691188911 - May 28, 2019
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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 Samuel Johnson's 1755 Dictionary of the English La

368 pages, 22 b/w illus. 1 table.

Media Books     Hardcover Book   (Book with hard spine and cover)
Released May 28, 2019
ISBN13 9780691188911
Publishers Princeton University Press
Pages 368
Dimensions 246 × 166 × 38 mm   ·   774 g
Language English  

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