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OCoLC |
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20210615125747.0 |
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190115t20192019njua b 001 0 eng d |
| 010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER |
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| LC control number |
2019931238 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE |
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| Original cataloging agency |
SDL |
| Language of cataloging |
eng |
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rda |
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DLC |
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OCLCO |
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NFG |
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1059269349 |
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1103321060 |
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1242885100 |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9780691188911 |
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(hardcover : acid-free paper) |
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0691188912 |
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(hardcover : acid-free paper) |
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9780691210179 |
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(paperback : acid-free paper) |
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| International Standard Book Number |
0691210179 |
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(paperback : acid-free paper) |
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(OCoLC)1101621696 |
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(OCoLC)1059269349 |
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(OCoLC)1103321060 |
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(OCoLC)1242885100 |
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lccopycat |
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n-us--- |
| 092 ## - LOCALLY ASSIGNED DEWEY CALL NUMBER (OCLC) |
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| Classification number |
423.09 |
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M382 |
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| Holding library |
NFGA |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Martin, Peter, |
| Dates associated with a name |
1940- |
| Relator term |
author. |
| 245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
The dictionary wars : |
| Remainder of title |
the American fight over the English language / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc |
Peter Martin. |
| 246 34 - VARYING FORM OF TITLE |
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| Title proper/short title |
Dic*tion*ar*y wars |
| 246 30 - VARYING FORM OF TITLE |
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| Title proper/short title |
American fight over the English language |
| 264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE STATEMENTS |
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| Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture |
Princeton, New Jersey : |
| Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer |
Princeton University Press, |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture |
[2019] |
| 264 #4 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE STATEMENTS |
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| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture |
©2019 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
x, 358 pages : |
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illustrations ; |
| Dimensions |
25 cm |
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text |
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txt |
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rdacontent |
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still image |
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sti |
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rdacontent |
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unmediated |
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n |
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rdamedia |
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volume |
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nc |
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rdacarrier |
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gdr |
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Men |
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lcdgt |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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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." -- |
| Assigning source |
Dust jacket. |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
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| Bibliography, etc |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 333-347) and index. |
| 505 00 - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
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| Miscellaneous information |
Part one. |
| Title |
Noah Webster's battles. |
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British mockery and American disdain ; |
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Noah Webster: "The wildest innovator" ; |
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Webster's first dictionary ; |
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Displacing Delilah ; |
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The lexicographer's fifth column ; |
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Tea and copyright: Goodrich takes over ; |
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Spelling wars: the rise of Lyman Cobb ; |
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The "common thief" ; |
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Webster's decline -- |
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Part two. |
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The Merriams at war. |
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Taking Webster out of Webster: from family feuds to the Merriam Brothers ; |
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Waiting for Worcester ; |
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The Bohn affair ; |
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Converse's complaint ; |
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Children, money, and "trash" ; |
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High stakes: "Have we a national standard of language?" ; |
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The "terrible rival": Worcesterian resurgence ; |
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The Merriams triumphant: "Worcester! Worcester! all change for Webster!" -- |
| Miscellaneous information |
Conclusion -- |
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Appendix A: |
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The "Webster" brand -- |
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Appendix B: |
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Four centuries of selected dictionaries of the English language -- |
| Miscellaneous information |
Appendix C: |
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Publishing terms -- |
| Miscellaneous information |
Appendix D: |
| Title |
"The spelling bee at Angels (reported by Truthful James)," / |
| Statement of responsibility |
by Bret Harte. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
English language |
| Geographic subdivision |
United States |
| General subdivision |
Lexicography |
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History. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
| General subdivision |
History and criticism. |
| 9 (RLIN) |
218496 |
| 600 10 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Webster, Noah, |
| Dates associated with a name |
1758-1843. |
| 600 10 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Worcester, Joseph E. |
| Fuller form of name |
(Joseph Emerson), |
| Dates associated with a name |
1784-1865. |
| 610 20 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--CORPORATE NAME |
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| Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element |
G. & C. Merriam Company. |
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144864 |
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