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The cannon smoke of the American Revolution still fresh in the air, Noah Webster realized that "a national language is a band of national union." Common spellings and pronunciations not only would help unite the thirteen colonies, but they would also further break the bond with England. And Noah Webster would help with his dictionaries, textbooks, and other cultural and political achievements. Noah Webster is particularly relevant today. He insisted...
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Peter Martin 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 began as a cultural war of independence from Britain devolved into a battle among lexicographers, authors, scholars, and publishers, all vying for dictionary supremacy and shattering forever the dream of a unified American language.
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[2018]
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First edition.
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English
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Explains how Ben Franklin tried to make American spelling easier by revising the alphabet; how he and Noah Webster promoted simpler spelling; and how Webster eventually brought about some reforms through standardizing grammar and spelling.
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