The rudiments of English grammar : adapted to the use of schools ; with Notes and observations, for the use of those who have made some proficiency in the language
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The rudiments of English grammar : adapted to the use of schools ; with Notes and observations, for the use of those who have made some proficiency in the language
（Cambridge library collection, . Linguistics）
Cambridge University Press, 2013
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Facsim. reprint. Originally published: London : Printed for T. Becket and P.A. De Hondt, in the Strand; and Johnson and Payne, in Paternofter-Row, 1769 (a new ed., corr.)
"This edition first published 1769. This digitally printed version 2013"--T.p. verso
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Description
The English polymath Joseph Priestley (1733-1804) defined grammar as nothing more complicated than a system of rules for the correct use of language. This enlarged second edition of his influential 1761 textbook first appeared in 1769; it had by then established him as one of the major grammarians of his age. With little patience for the confusing and superfluous application of Latin rules to English, Priestley champions a simple style of grammatical explanation here, questioning even such fundamental concepts as an English future tense. The text follows a clear question-and-answer structure designed for students. Priestley's determination to modernise the teaching of English and to promote usage as the crucial linguistic standard remain relevant today. A companion work, A Course of Lectures on the Theory of Language and Universal Grammar (1762), is also reissued in this series, along with other works by Priestley ranging in coverage from oratory to oxygen.
Table of Contents
- Preface
- The general distribution
- 1. Of the inflections of words
- 2. Of the grammatical use and signification of certain words
- 3. Of syntax
- 4. Of prosody
- 5. Of figures
- Appendix of verbs irregularly inflected
- Notes and observations for the use of those who have made some proficiency in the language.
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