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Autor/in | Landau, Sidney |
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Titel | Webster and Worcester: The War of Dictionaries. |
Quelle | In: Wilson Library Bulletin, 58 (1984) 8, S.545-49 |
Sprache | englisch |
Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
ISSN | 0043-5651 |
Schlagwörter | Authors; Competition; Definitions; Dictionaries; Etymology; Lexicography; Publishing Industry |
Abstract | Provides overview of dictionary publication in United States from Noah Webster's "A Compendious Dictionary of the English Language" (1806) to "Webster's Third New International Dictionary" (1961). Competition between Webster and Joseph Worcester, additional publication challenges to Webster's popularity, and practices in spelling, definitions, and etymology are highlighted. (Three references.) (EJS) |
Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |