EPISODE · Jun 15, 2019 · 30 MIN

Episode 71: Noah Webster's Dictionary

from Words for Granted - An etymology and linguistics podcast

Noah Webster is best known as the father of the first truly American dictionary. However, Webster's dictionary faced an uphill struggle for recognition during his lifetime. In today's episode, we examine some of these struggles in addition to the things that made Webster's dictionary so different from the English dictionaries that preceded it. Click here to sign up for you free one-month trial of The Great Courses Plus.

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