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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
Author: Herbert C. Morton
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 ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780521461467
ISBN-10: 0521461464
Publication Date: 8/26/1994
Pages: 348
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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