[PDF.28pb] The Story of Webster's Third: Philip Gove's Controversial Dictionary and its Critics

The Story of Webster's Third: Philip Gove's Controversial Dictionary and its Critics

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 | #2473731 in Books |  Cambridge University Press |  1995-05-26 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  8.98 x.79 x5.98l,1.13 | File type: PDF | 360 pages

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||0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.| A wonderful story for fans of cultural history|By Jerome Mc Kenna|This is both a biography of Philip Gove and a story about the creation of what became his magnum opus, the third edition of the Webster's New International Dictionary. He was a capable lexicographer, but the biography of a lexicographer doesn't make the most exciting reading. So, it is the preparation of the ne

The publication of Webster's Third New International Dictionary in 1961 set off a storm of intense controversy in both the popular press and in scholarly journals due to widespread disagreements about the nature of language and the role of the dictionary. This is the first full account of the controversy, set within the larger background of how the dictionary was planned and put together by its editor-in-chief, Philip Babcock Gove. Based on original research and inter...

You can specify the type of files you want, for your device.The Story of Webster's Third: Philip Gove's Controversial Dictionary and its Critics   |  Herbert C. Morton.Not only was the story interesting, engaging and relatable, it also teaches lessons.

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