The Dictionary Wars: The American Fight over the English Language

Author:   Peter Martin
Publisher:   Princeton University Press
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9780691210179


Pages:   376
Publication Date:   08 September 2020
Format:   Paperback
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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 Johnson's 1755 Dictionary of the English Language. But what

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Author:   Peter Martin
Publisher:   Princeton University Press
Imprint:   Princeton University Press
ISBN:  

9780691210179


ISBN 10:   0691210179
Pages:   376
Publication Date:   08 September 2020
Audience:   General/trade ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General/trade ,  General ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock   Availability explained
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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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