Noah Webster and the American dictionary / David Micklethwait.
Micklethwait, a London attorney, profiles the Yankee lexicographer who is credited with first distinguishing between British and American spellings and creating the first American dictionary. He describes Webster's (1758-1843) major publications and the influences and methods that shaped them;...
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| 505 | 0 | |a Schoolteacher and student of law, 1778-1782 -- Two earlier spelling books -- The development of the English dictionary, 1604-1783 -- Webster's Grammatical institute, part I -- "Origin of the copy-right laws in the United States" -- Webster in Hartford, 1783-1785 -- Itinerant lecturer and spelling reformer -- Webster in Philadelphia, and in love, 1787 -- Webster in New York, 1788 -- Brother James' beneficiary, 1789-1798 -- Webster in New Haven, 1798-1807 -- Webster moves to Amherst -- An American dictionary of the English language, 1828 -- Two more dictionaries and another spelling book, 1829 -- Webster in Washington, 1830-31 -- Cobb v Webster; Webster v Worcester, 1829-1835 -- William goes West, 1835-1839 -- Webster's last years, 1839-1843 -- Executors, heirs, and renewers -- Ogivie's Imperial dictionary, 1850 -- A gross literary fraud exposed, 1853-1854 -- Thomas Heber Orr and the process of primitive wordgrowth -- Webster's Pictorial edition and Worcester's Dictionary of the English language, 1859-1860 -- The right to use the name "Webster." | |
| 520 | |a Micklethwait, a London attorney, profiles the Yankee lexicographer who is credited with first distinguishing between British and American spellings and creating the first American dictionary. He describes Webster's (1758-1843) major publications and the influences and methods that shaped them; recounts his life as a schoolteacher, copyright champion and itinerant lecturer; and examines his legacy. He appends sample pages of the dictionaries. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR. | ||
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