The dictionary wars : the American fight over the English language

The dictionary wars : the American fight over the English language

American fight over the English language

Princeton Princeton University Press 2019

300 x, 358 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

423.09 M379 2019

Includes bibliographical references (p. 311-347) and index.|Contents: 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.|L2019M72

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