The first edition of Noah Webster's American Dictionary of the English Language was published in 1828. "It has been my aim in this work, now offered to my fellow citizens, to ascertain the true ...

Merriam-Webster calls themselves “the direct lexicographical heir of Noah Webster” ― and YET, their (comparatively glowing) definition of cat reads: “a carnivorous mammal ( Felis catus) long ...

The Philosophy Behind the First American Dictionary In 1789, Noah Webster called on the newly independent United States to claim its own national version of the English language. By Peter Martin ...

In a recent online presentation, editors and researchers working on a first-of-its-kind dictionary of African American English gave a status update on the project.

Learn to speak classical. This dictionary extensively covers the pronunciations for key terms, music and musicians from centuries of classical music.

Essay When American Words Invaded the Greatest English Dictionary Slips of paper with peculiar regional terms like ‘huckleberry’ and ‘cottondom’ crossed the Atlantic to Oxford and into the ...

A new research collaboration between Harvard University and Oxford University Press aims to compile the first fully-formed dictionary of African American English.

Oxford and Harvard universities are building an African American English dictionary to present the influence of Black people and their communities on language. Entries will be woven together from ...

Large-scale study will culminate in the Oxford Dictionary of African American English, a dream come true for historian Henry Louis Gates Jr.

America's got talent. It's also got scenery, history and a national anthem no one can sing. Those are just some of the things we celebrate, each time July 4 rolls around. But there's one thing we ...

A dictionary composed of words created or redefined by Black people released a list of 10 words that will appear when the book is published in March 2025. Topping the list is “bussin,” … ...