Context: The bibliographer Ronald B. McKerrow introduced the term copy-text in his 1904 edition of the works of Thomas Nashe, defining it as "the text used in each particular case as the basis of mine." McKerrow was aware of the limitations of the stemmatic method, and believed it was more prudent to choose one particular text that was thought to be particularly reliable, and then to emend it only where the text was obviously corrupt. The French critic Joseph Bédier likewise became disenchanted with the stemmatic method, and concluded that the editor should choose the best available text, and emend it as little as possible.

Question: When was the term copy-text introduced?
Answer: 1904

Question: What was the initial definition of copy-text?
Answer: the text used in each particular case as the basis of mine

Question: Explain the process used by McKerrow as an alternative to the stemmaic method
Answer: choose one particular text that was thought to be particularly reliable, and then to emend it only where the text was obviously corrupt.

Question: When was Ronald B. McKerrow born?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: What year did Thomas Nashe introduce the term copy-text?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: Thomas Nash is a bibliographer who published whose works? 
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: Nashe was aware of limitations of which method?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: Ronald B. McKerror was a french critic who did like which method?
Answer: Unanswerable