Webster S Dictionary Of American Authors

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 564 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : American literature
ISBN : 0760755442

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Webster's Dictionary of American Writers by Anonim Pdf

A guide to America's literary tradition. Over 16,000 articles on writers, literary works, movements, and influential periodicals. More than 170 black-and-white photographs. The companion volume to C-Span's series American Writers: A Journey Through History Annotation. A guide to the writers, literary works, and movements that have shaped America's literary tradition. Spanning almost 400 years, some 1,600 entries offer profiles of about 1,000 writers, synopses of some 500 literary works, and descriptions of about 75 groups, movements, and periodicals. Entries on writers give significant biographical details and descriptions of the author's career and most important works. Authors profiled include novelists, poets, essayists, and dramatists. Many entries include a b & w photo of the author. Material is easily accessible for all levels of readers high school and up. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Perfect for browsing or study, this book is a fascinating guide to America's greatest writers beginning in the early 1600s and continuing through contemporary authors. The dictionary is the official companion to the C-SPAN series "American Writers: A Journey Through History". 150+ photos

Author : Merriam-Webster, Inc
Publisher : Smithmark Publishers
Page : 552 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : PSU:000043096916

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Webster's Dictionary of American Authors by Merriam-Webster, Inc Pdf

Over 2,500 entries provide concise biographies, descriptions of literary works, and articles on literary movements.

Author : DIANE Publishing Company
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 528 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2000-08-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0788191829

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Webster's Dictionary of American Authors by DIANE Publishing Company Pdf

A comprehensive guide to the authors, works & influences that have shaped North America's literary tradition. Chapters: (1) authors -- over 900 of the most influential novelists, poets, & dramatists who make up the core of America's literary history. (2) great literature: highlights over 750 important works of non-fiction that form the heart of American literary tradition. Each entry outlines a particular work, provides author's name & publication date, acknowledges any prizes received, & comments on its significance. (3) groups, movements & periodicals: lists over 100 that helped to shape the character of American literature. Each is described, & the personalities are critiqued.

Author : Merriam-Webster, Inc
Publisher : LANGUAGE WORLD
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : English language
ISBN : 0877795509

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Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's English Dictionary by Merriam-Webster, Inc Pdf

Designed to help advance students master spoken and written English as it is actually used, this groundbreaking new dictionary provides in-depth and up-to-date coverage of basic English vocabulary, grammar, and usage. Outstanding features include nearly 100,000 words and phrases, more than 160,000 usage examples, more than 22,000 idioms, verbal collocations, and commonly used phrases, and more than 1,000 original drawings--including 16 pages of full color art. Abundant supplemental information includes 25 pages of grammar.

Author : Noah Webster
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1122 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1841
Category : English language
ISBN : HARVARD:HNEZZ9

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An American Dictionary of the English Language by Noah Webster Pdf

Author : Philip Babcock Gove,G. & C. Merriam Company,Merriam-Webster, Inc
Publisher : Merriam-Webster
Page : 42 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Dictionaries, Polyglot
ISBN : 9780877792017

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Webster's Third New International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged by Philip Babcock Gove,G. & C. Merriam Company,Merriam-Webster, Inc Pdf

An English language dictionary containing over 470,000 entries.

Author : Merriam-Webster, Inc
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Reference
ISBN : 1596950773

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Webster's American English Dictionary by Merriam-Webster, Inc Pdf

Portable, Affordable and Up-to-Date Completely revised and updated for 2006, this compact volume provides clearly written definitions for the most commonly used words in the language today. Affordably priced, this is the ideal dictionary for home, school or office. Features of this Book Over 40,000 clear, concise definitions in this 2006 edition Pronunciations and variant spellings More than 1,500,000 sold!

Author : Merriam-Webster
Publisher : Merriam-Webster
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2022-05
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0877790957

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The Merriam-Webster Dictionary by Merriam-Webster Pdf

New edition! A handy, reliable, and authoritative dictionary of words most frequently used in Englis. More than 75,000 definitions, 2,000 new word entries, and more than 150 illustrations. Expanded special features include a Handbook of Style, Basic English Grammar, Irregular English Verbs and a Guid eto Common Verb Collocations (both essential for ESL), and a new Overview of the Internet.

Author : Noah Webster
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1310 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1857
Category : English language
ISBN : NYPL:33433038556696

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An American Dictionary of the English Language by Noah Webster Pdf

Author : Noah Webster
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 828 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2010-05
Category : Reference
ISBN : 1434103013

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Webster's 1828 American Dictionary of the English Language by Noah Webster Pdf

This new edition has been carefully prepared in a proprietary compact format : All of the words, definitions, and examples have been preserved, but the explanations of word origins have been omitted to save space, as has Webster's lengthy technical introduction. Scripture references have been standardized in modern format, and many abbreviations have been spelled out for greater understanding. The text has been newly typeset with Charter typeface, making the text highly readable in spite of its small size. --from publisher's preface.

Author : Peter Martin
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2020-09-08
Category : History
ISBN : 9780691210179

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The Dictionary Wars by Peter Martin Pdf

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.

Author : Kory Stamper
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2018-03-06
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781101970263

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Word by Word by Kory Stamper Pdf

“We think of English as a fortress to be defended, but a better analogy is to think of English as a child. We love and nurture it into being, and once it gains gross motor skills, it starts going exactly where we don’t want it to go: it heads right for the goddamned electrical sockets.” With wit and irreverence, lexicographer Kory Stamper cracks open the obsessive world of dictionary writing, from the agonizing decisions about what to define and how to do it to the knotty questions of ever-changing word usage. Filled with fun facts—for example, the first documented usage of “OMG” was in a letter to Winston Churchill—and Stamper’s own stories from the linguistic front lines (including how she became America’s foremost “irregardless” apologist, despite loathing the word), Word by Word is an endlessly entertaining look at the wonderful complexities and eccentricities of the English language.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1971
Category : Blind
ISBN : OCLC:12043259

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Webster's New World Dictionary of the American Language by Anonim Pdf

Author : Tracey Fern
Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2015-11-10
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781466895102

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W Is For Webster by Tracey Fern Pdf

From an early age, Noah Webster was an odd fellow who liked to talk big and loved learning. He thought America needed its own national language and knew he was just the man to create it. He started with a speller, including everyday words like "scab," "grub," and "mop," and moved on to create a small dictionary. He rode around on a horse, selling his books by hand. Then Noah decided to compile a complete and comprehensive dictionary of American English. He thought the book would take him five years to finish. It took twenty, but his dictionary today is the second-most printed book in the English language.

Author : Merriam-Webster, Inc
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 820 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : English language
ISBN : UCSC:32106018617875

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Merriam-Webster's Concise Dictionary of English Usage by Merriam-Webster, Inc Pdf

A handy guide to problems of confused or disputed usage based on the critically acclaimed Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage. Over 2,000 entries explain the background and basis of usage controversies and offer expert advice and recommendations.