Frontmatter -- PREFACE -- CONTENTS -- 1. THE ORIGINS OF ENGLISH LEXICOGRAPHY -- 2. THE AUTHORITARIAN TRADITION IN LANGUAGE: ENGLAND -- 3. THE AUTHORITARIAN TRADITION IN LANGUAGE: AMERICA -- 4. THE SECOND DICTIONARY WAR: 'WEBSTER'S THIRD NEW INTERNATIONAL' -- 5. LEXICOGRAPHY AND ENGLISH USAGE -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- Backmatter