GRAMMARS, GRAMMARIANS AND GRAMMAR-WRITING IN EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY ENGLAND by Ingrid Tieken-Boon van Ostade (Editor) ( 9783110196276 )

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GRAMMARS, GRAMMARIANS AND GRAMMAR-WRITING IN EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY ENGLAND

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Hardback

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ISBN 10:

3110196271

ISBN 13:

9783110196276

Publisher:

WALTER DE GRUYTER & CO

Pub. date:

15 July, 2008

Series:

Topics in English Linguistics [TIEL] v. 59

Pages:

361

Description:

Focusses on eighteenth-century English grammarians and their work. This book deals with their qualifications, their motivations, the context in which they wrote, their approaches to grammar, their pedagogical interests, and the reception of their work, both in London and in the provinces.

Synopsis:

The bookfocusses on eighteenth-century English grammarians (male and female) and their work, and it deals in the fullest possible detail with their qualifications, their motivations, the context in which they wrote, their approaches to grammar, their pedagogical interests, the reception of their work, both in London and in the provinces, their readership, the marketing policies of their publishers, and their publication history.

Publication:

Germany

Imprint:

Mouton de Gruyter

Returns:

Non-returnable

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