
Dictionary Wars
by Peter Martin
Title:
Dictionary Wars
Author:
Peter Martin
Format:
Paperback
Number of pages:
376 pages, 22 b/w illus. 1 table.
Publisher:
Princeton University Press
ISBN-13:
9780691210179
EAN:
9780691210179
Publication Date:
08/09/2020
Classifications:
Language: reference and general
Weight (g):
476
Dimensions (mm):
135 x 202 x 28
Publication Country:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Condition:
New
Description
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













