Author: Robert LowthPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages :
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A Short Introduction to English Grammar, 1762
Author: Robert LowthPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
A Short Introduction to English Grammar, 1762
Author: Robert LowthPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Grammatical Institutes: or, an Easy introduction to Dr. Lowth's English Grammar ... A new edition, revised, corrected and enlarged
Author: John AshThe Bishop's Grammar
Author: Ingrid Tieken-Boon van OstadePublisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 019957927X
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 358
Book Description
A spirited account of the life and times of one of the seminal figures in history of English grammar which dispels the myth of Lowth as the icon of prescriptivism, and establishes him as a key figure in the history of English grammar. It will appeal to everyone interested in the history of English the long-running debate on linguistic correctness.
Lectures on the Sacred Poetry of the Hebrews
Author: Robert LowthAn Introduction to Transformational Grammar
Author: Diane BornsteinPublisher: University Press of America
ISBN: 9780819139054
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
This volume, originally published by Winthrop Publishers in 1977, discusses transformational grammar in relation to traditional and structural grammar, enabling students to relate the theory to what they already know about grammar. Although all important technical terms and processes are presented, non-technical language is used as much as possible. Examples from literature and from actual language usage are employed throughout the book, and one section is devoted to practical applications to writing, reading, and literary criticism, and the understanding of dialects. A comprehensive glossary is provided.
From Old English to Standard English
Author: Dennis FreebornPublisher: University of Ottawa Press
ISBN: 0776604694
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 502
Book Description
"This practical and informative course book is a fascinating, visual volume which leads the student through the development of the language from Old English, through Middle and Early Modern English to the establishment of Standard English in the eighteenth century." "At the core of this substantially expanded second edition lies a series of nearly 200 historical texts, of which more than half are reproduced in facsimile, and which illustrate the progressive changes in the language. The book is firmly based upon linguistic description, with commentaries which form a series of case studies demonstrating the evidence for language change at every level - handwriting, spelling, punctuation, vocabulary, grammar and meaning." "Such a wealth of texts, as well as the structured activities and the various case studies, allow the volume to be used not only as a stimulating course text, guiding students through the analysis of data, but also as a comprehensive resource book and invaluable reference tool for teachers and students at all levels."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Eighteenth-Century English
Author: Raymond HickeyPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1139489593
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
The eighteenth century was a key period in the development of the English language, in which the modern standard emerged and many dictionaries and grammars first appeared. This book is divided into thematic sections which deal with issues central to English in the eighteenth century. These include linguistic ideology and the grammatical tradition, the contribution of women to the writing of grammars, the interactions of writers at this time and how politeness was encoded in language, including that on a regional level. The contributions also discuss how language was seen and discussed in public and how grammarians, lexicographers, journalists, pamphleteers and publishers judged on-going change. The novel insights offered in this book extend our knowledge of the English language at the onset of the modern period.
Grammars, Grammarians and Grammar-Writing in Eighteenth-Century England
Author: Ingrid Tieken-Boon van OstadePublisher: Walter de Gruyter
ISBN: 3110199181
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 373
Book Description
The book offers insight into the publication history of eighteenth-century English grammars in unprecedented detail. It is based on a close analysis of various types of relevant information: Alston's bibliography of 1965, showing that this source needs to be revised urgently; the recently published online database Eighteenth Century Collections Online (ECCO) with respect to sources of information never previously explored or analysed (such as book catalogues and library catalogues); Carol Percy's database on the reception of eighteenth-century grammars in contemporary periodical reviews; and so-called precept corpora containing data on the treatment in a large variety of grammars (and other works) of individual grammatical constructions. By focussing on individual grammars and their history a number of long-standing questions are solved with respect to the authorship of particular grammars and related work (the Brightland/Gildon grammar and the Bellum Grammaticale; Ann Fisher's grammar) while new questions are identified, such as the significant change of approach between the publication of one grammar and its second edition of seven years later (Priestley), and the dependence of later practical grammars (for mothers and their children) on earlier publications. The contributions present a view of the grammarians as individuals with (or without) specific qualifications for undertaking what they did, with their own ideas on teaching methodology, and as writers ultimately engaged in the common aim presenting practical grammars of English to the general public. Interestingly - and importantly - this collection of articles demonstrates the potential of ECCO as a resource for further research in the field.
Grammar, Rhetoric and Usage in English
Author: Nuria Yáñez-BouzaPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107000793
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 393
Book Description
This detailed, corpus-based study shows how the placement and usage of the English preposition has changed since the sixteenth century.