The dictionary wars : (Record no. 236)

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LC control number 2019931238
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International Standard Book Number 9780691188911 (hbk.)
International Standard Book Number 0691188912 (hbk.)
International Standard Book Number 9780691210179 (pbk.)
International Standard Book Number 0691210179 (pbk.)
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System control number (OCoLC)1101621696
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Classification number PE1611
Item number .M37 2019
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Martin, Peter,
Dates associated with a name 1940-
245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title The dictionary wars :
Remainder of title the American fight over the English language /
Statement of responsibility, etc. Peter Martin.
246 10 - VARYING FORM OF TITLE
Title proper/short title American fight over the English language :
Remainder of title the American fight over the English language
Title proper/short title Dic*tion*ar*y wars
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
Place of publication, distribution, etc. Princeton, N.J. :
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. Princeton University Press,
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 2019.
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent x, 358 p. :
Other physical details ill.
504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE
Bibliography, etc. note Includes bibliographical references (p. 333-347) and index.
505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
Formatted contents note Part one. Noah Webster's battles. British mockery and American disdain ; Noah Webster: "The wildest innovator" ; Webster's first dictionary ; Displacing Delilah ; The lexicographer's fifth column ; Tea and copyright: Goodrich takes over ;Spelling wars: the rise of Lyman Cobb ; The "common thief" ; Webster's decline -- Part two. The Merriams at war. Taking Webster out of Webster: from family feuds to the Merriam Brothers ; Waiting for Worcester ; The Bohn affair ; Converse's complaint ; Children, money, and "trash" ; High stakes: "Have we a national standard of language?" ; The "terrible rival": Worcesterian resurgence; The Merriams triumphant: "Worcester! Worcester! all change for Webster!" -- Conclusion -- Appendix A: The "Webster" brand -- Appendix B: Four centuries of selected dictionaries of the English language -- Appendix C: Publishing terms -- Appendix D: "The spelling bee at Angels (reported by Truthful James)," / by Bret Harte.
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Summary, etc. "A compelling history of the national conflicts that resulted from efforts to produce the first definitive American dictionary of English. ... [English professor] 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 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. The overwhelming questions in the dictionary wars involved which and whose English was truly American and whether a dictionary of English should attempt to be American at all, independent from Britain. Martin tells the human story of the intense rivalry between America's first lexicographers, Noah Webster and Joseph Emerson Worcester, who fought over who could best represent the soul and identity of American culture. Webster believed an American dictionary, like the American language, ought to be informed by the nation's republican principles, but Worcester thought that such language reforms were reckless and went too far. Their conflict continued beyond Webster's death, when the ambitious Merriam brothers acquired publishing rights to Webster's American Dictionary and launched their own language wars. From the beginning of the nineteenth century to the end of the Civil War, the dictionary wars also engaged America's colleges, libraries, newspapers, religious groups, and state legislatures at a pivotal historical moment that coincided with rising literacy and the print revolution. Delving into the personal stories and national debates that arose from the conflicts surrounding America's first dictionaries, The Dictionary Wars examines the linguistic struggles that underpinned the founding and growth of a nation." --
600 14 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Webster, Noah,
Dates associated with a name 1758-1843.
Personal name Worcester, Joseph E.
Fuller form of name (Joseph Emerson),
Dates associated with a name 1784-1865.
610 24 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--CORPORATE NAME
Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element G. & C. Merriam Company.
650 #4 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element English language
Geographic subdivision United States
General subdivision Lexicography
-- History.
Topical term or geographic name entry element Encyclopedias and dictionaries
General subdivision History and criticism.
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