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Founding grammars : how early America's war over words shaped today's language

text Founding grammars : how early America's war over words shaped today's language

Summary
"Standard grammar and accurate spelling are widely considered hallmarks of a good education, but their exact definitions are much more contentious -- capable of inciting a full-blown grammar war at the splice of a comma, battles readily visible in... Read more
Contents

Grammar for a new country -- Grammar for different classes of learners -- The value of grammar -- Rational grammar -- Grammar and gentility -- The science of grammar -- Grammar for a new century -- The persistence of grammar.

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Description
vii, 309 pages ; 22 cm.
Publisher
2015

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Interlochen Public LIbrary Word Ostler in Adult Non-fiction Available

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