Story of Webster's Third Philip Gove's Controversial Dictionary and Its Critics

Name: Story of Webster's Third Philip Gove's Controversial Dictionary and Its Critics
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ISBN: 9780521461467

ISBN-10: 0521461464

ISBN-13: 9780521461467

Edition: 1994

Authors: Herbert C. Morton

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The publication of Webster's Third New International Dictionary in 1961 set off a storm of controversy in both the popular press and in scholarly journals that was virtually unprecedented in its scope and intensity. 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 interviews with the people who knew and worked with Gove, this is a human story as well as the story of the making of a dictionary. The author skilfully interweaves an account of Gove's character and working habits with the evolution of the dictionary. The reception given…

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List price: $76.00
Copyright year: 1994
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 8/26/1994
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 358
Size: 6.30" wide x 9.29" long x 0.98" tall
Weight: 1.496
Language: English




The best of times and the worst: a prologue



Philip Gove and The Genesis of Webster's Third



Gove's formative years: the road to Springfield



The Webster and Merriam tradition



The new editor takes hold



The Making of the Dictionary: Gove's Intentions



The meaning of words: definers at work



The origins of words: the etymologist's task



The sound of words and other matters



Usage and final tasks



The War of Words



Early Returns: the fuse is lit



The controversy heats up



1962: calamity or calumny?



Commercial intrusions: trademarks, takeover threats, competition



Ideology and politics in the running debate



The judgment of peers



Sorting It All Out



Gove and Webster's Third: the legacy



Concluding words