{"product_id":"a-new-english-grammar-logical-and-historical-paperback-9781108075251","title":"A New English Grammar; Logical and Historical (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108075251","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eA New English Grammar\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eLogical and Historical\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePublished 1892–8, this two-volume work was the first scientific grammar of English to include a description of its phonology.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eHenry Sweet (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108075251, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 21 August 2014\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e528 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 3 cm, 0.66 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe respected phonetician and philologist Henry Sweet (1845–1912) has had a lasting influence on the study and teaching of linguistics, particularly phonetics and Old English. Sweet is also known for being, in part, the inspiration for Henry Higgins in Shaw's Pygmalion. This two-volume work, first published in 1892–8, marks the start of a new tradition in the study of English, although it received little attention in Britain upon its publication. Building on developments in European linguistics, this was the first grammar of English to adopt a scientific approach to the description of language, in particular of phonology. Volume 1 (1892) contains one of the first studies of English phonology, which applies the same rigorous analysis to the spoken language as to the written, as well as detailed descriptions of the parts of speech, accidence, and the history of English.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Introduction: Grammar and language\u003cbr\u003e Parts of speech in detail\u003cbr\u003e Word-groups\u003cbr\u003e History of language\u003cbr\u003e Divisions and methods of grammar\u003cbr\u003e History of English\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Phonology: Phonetics\u003cbr\u003e Laws of sound-change\u003cbr\u003e Old English sounds\u003cbr\u003e Middle English sounds\u003cbr\u003e Modern English sound-changes\u003cbr\u003e Present English\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Accidence: Nouns\u003cbr\u003e Adjectives\u003cbr\u003e Pronouns\u003cbr\u003e Numerals\u003cbr\u003e Verbs\u003cbr\u003e Particles\u003cbr\u003e Composition\u003cbr\u003e Derivation.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Linguistics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Linguistics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Linguistics%20%5BCF%5D%22\"\u003eCF\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46266190299416,"sku":"9781108075251","price":43.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108075251i.jpg?v=1696751541","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/a-new-english-grammar-logical-and-historical-paperback-9781108075251","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}