Which Was the First American Dictionary?

Discover the story behind the critical milestone in American linguistics. Learn why a distinct dictionary was essential for ...
The Chronicle of Higher Education

What We Say Here: an American Regional Dictionary Explores the Power of Place

Can a person fall in love with a dictionary? If the work in question is the Dictionary of American Regional English, which has just published its fifth volume, Sl-Z, the answer appears to be yes. “I ...
The Atlantic

An American Dictionary of the English Language

BEYOND cavil, this portly and handsome volume makes good the claim which is set forth on the title-page. The revision which the old edition has undergone is manifestly a most thorough one, extending ...
The Atlantic

Noah Webster, Father of the American Dictionary, Was Unemployable

Happy Dictionary Day, word-nerds! This is the official holiday in which we celebrate the birth of Noah Webster, who would be 254 years old if he were still living and breathing on this planet. Webster ...
MadameNoire

African American Vernacular English Is Getting It’s Own Dictionary

Another resource for Black linguistics is on the way. In the next few years, we will have the Oxford Dictionary of African American English. According to The New York Times, this new dictionary is a ...
The Grio

Henry Louis Gates, Oxford working to publish African American dictionary

Harvard University’s Hutchins Center for African and African American Research, led by Dr. Henry Louis Gates, and the Oxford English Dictionary have joined forces to compile the Oxford Dictionary of ...
The Grio

New dictionary will showcase the beauty and creativity of Black American English

Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. The everyday brilliance, artistry, creativity and ingenuity of Black folk ...
Wall Street Journal

When American Words Invaded the Greatest English Dictionary

Most people think of the 20-volume Oxford English Dictionary as a quintessentially British production, but if you pore carefully over the first edition, compiled between 1858 and 1928, you will find ...
Essence

Oxford University Press To Publish Dictionary Of African American English

Oxford University Press and Harvard University are collaborating to create the Oxford Dictionary of African American English (ODAAE). Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Director of Harvard University’s Hutchins ...