Gove's work on Webster's Third was highly controversial for its descriptive rather than proscriptive approach, its minimalist approach to labeling informal or slang terms as such, and the inclusion of swear words with the notable exception of fuck.[3]
Gove died at his home in Warren, Massachusetts of a heart attack on November 16, 1972, survived by his wife and three children.[1]
Referencesedit
^ ab(17 November 1972). Dr. Philip B. Gove, 70, Is Dead; Editor of the Webster's Third, The New York Times
^Woolfe, Henry Bosley Philip Babcock Gove: 27 June 1902-16 November 1972, American Speech, Vol. 45, No 3/4, pp. 163-67(
^Skinner, David. "Philip Gove and "Our Word"". The American Scholar. Phi Beta Kappa. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
Herbert C. Morton. The Story of Webster's Third: Philip Gove's Controversial Dictionary and Its Critics. Cambridge and New York: Cambridge University Press, 1994.
James Sledd and Wilma R. Ebbit, editors. Dictionaries and That Dictionary. Chicago: Scott Foresman, 1962.
David Skinner. "The Story of Ain't: America, Its Language, and the Most Controversial Dictionary Ever". 2012.
philip, babcock, gove, june, 1902, november, 1972, american, lexicographer, editor, chief, webster, third, international, dictionary, published, 1961, born, 1902, june, 1902concord, hampshire, usdiednovember, 1972, 1972, aged, alma, matercolumbia, universityha. Philip Babcock Gove June 27 1902 November 16 1972 was an American lexicographer who was editor in chief of the Webster s Third New International Dictionary published in 1961 Philip Babcock GoveBorn 1902 06 27 June 27 1902Concord New Hampshire USDiedNovember 16 1972 1972 11 16 aged 70 Alma materColumbia UniversityHarvard UniversityDartmouth CollegeOccupationsLexicographereditorEmployerG and C Merriam CompanyNotable workWebster s Third New International DictionaryBorn in Concord New Hampshire he received his A B from Dartmouth College his A M from Harvard University his Ph D from Columbia University and his D Litt from Dartmouth He started working for the G and C Merriam Company in 1946 Gove was managing editor of Webster s Third from 1950 to 1952 general editor from 1952 to 1960 and editor in chief from 1960 until his retirement in 1967 1 2 Gove s work on Webster s Third was highly controversial for its descriptive rather than proscriptive approach its minimalist approach to labeling informal or slang terms as such and the inclusion of swear words with the notable exception of fuck 3 Gove died at his home in Warren Massachusetts of a heart attack on November 16 1972 survived by his wife and three children 1 References edit a b 17 November 1972 Dr Philip B Gove 70 Is Dead Editor of the Webster s Third The New York Times Woolfe Henry Bosley Philip Babcock Gove 27 June 1902 16 November 1972 American Speech Vol 45 No 3 4 pp 163 67 Skinner David Philip Gove and Our Word The American Scholar Phi Beta Kappa Retrieved 12 November 2023 Herbert C Morton The Story of Webster s Third Philip Gove s Controversial Dictionary and Its Critics Cambridge and New York Cambridge University Press 1994 James Sledd and Wilma R Ebbit editors Dictionaries and That Dictionary Chicago Scott Foresman 1962 David Skinner The Story of Ain t America Its Language and the Most Controversial Dictionary Ever 2012 External links editPhilip Babcock Gove at Library of Congress with 14 library catalog records nbsp This biographical article about a print editor of the United States is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp nbsp This biography of a United States linguist is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Philip Babcock Gove amp oldid 1184771436, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
