LITERATURE QUESTIONS
AMERICAN ENGLISH
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“A national language is a band of national union” (Webster)What are the reasons Webster came out with this statement?
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American independence (1776) was seen by Webster as an opportunity to get rid of the linguistic influence of Britain
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The new nation needed new language with a fresh identity
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It was a matter of honour as an independent nation to have “a system of our own, in language as well as government
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There was a popular perception in America that British English was too corrupt and in a state of decline
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -He believed fervently in the developing cultural independence of the United States, a chief part of which was to be a distinctive American language with its own idiom, pronunciation, and style. In 1806 Webster published A Compendious Dictionary of the English Language, the first truly American dictionary.
Detailed explanation-2: -Noah Webster’s dictionary, 1828.
Detailed explanation-3: -In 1807 Webster began compiling an expanded and fully comprehensive dictionary, An American Dictionary of the English Language; it took twenty-six years to complete.
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