ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Webster thought that Americans should learn from American books, so he began writing the three volume compendium A Grammatical Institute of the English Language. The work consisted of a speller (published in 1783), a grammar (published in 1784), and a reader (published in 1785).

Detailed explanation-2: -In 1806 Webster published A Compendious Dictionary of the English Language, the first truly American dictionary.

Detailed explanation-3: -How long has Merriam-Webster been publishing dictionaries? The first Merriam-Webster dictionary was issued on September 24, 1847. It cost $6.00 per copy and earned the praise of such notable figures as President James K. Polk and General Zachary Taylor.

Detailed explanation-4: -Noah Webster, (born October 16, 1758, West Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.-died May 28, 1843, New Haven, Connecticut), American lexicographer known for his American Spelling Book (1783) and his American Dictionary of the English Language, 2 vol. (1828; 2nd ed., 1840).

Detailed explanation-5: -Webster’s greatest achievement was the dictionary. In 1800 he published his intentions of writing a dictionary. He published a shortened, concise but comprehensive, version in 1806. The final version was finished in 1825 and published in 1828.