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The Dictionary Wars: The American Fight over the English Language
Peter Martin
The Dictionary Wars: The American Fight over the English Language
Peter Martin
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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