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      The Dictionary Wars: The American Fight over the English Language

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      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 riva...

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      Product ID:9780691210179
      Product Form:Paperback / softback
      Country of Manufacture:US
      Title:The Dictionary Wars
      Subtitle:The American Fight over the English Language
      Authors:Author: Peter Martin
      Page Count:376
      Subjects:Language: history and general works, Language: history & general works, Lexicography, History of the Americas, Social and cultural history, Lexicography, History of the Americas, Social & cultural history, USA
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      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
      Imprint Name:Princeton University Press
      Publisher Name:Princeton University Press
      Country of Publication:GB
      Publishing Date:2020-09-08

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      Weight356 g
      Dimensions135 × 202 × 28 mm