{"product_id":"english-grammatical-categories-and-the-tradition-to-1800-paperback-9780521143264","title":"English Grammatical Categories; and the Tradition to 1800 (Paperback) 9780521143264","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eEnglish Grammatical Categories\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eand the Tradition to 1800\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book examines the traditional grammar, very briefly for its Greek and Latin origins, and fully during its first two hundred years as 'English' grammar.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eIan Michael (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521143264, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 10 June 2010\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e640 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 3.6 cm, 0.93 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\"\u003eFirst published in 1970, this book examines the traditional grammar, very briefly for its Greek and Latin origins, and fully during its first two hundred years as 'English' grammar. It asks when the application of Latin grammar to English was made; how far it was made knowingly; whether anyone protested that English needed a a grammar of its own. The two hundred and seventy-two English grammars known up to 1800 are studied. Dr Michael shows that the old grammatical tradition is much less unanimous and authoritative than is often supposed, and describes a previously unknown movement to reform English grammar and make it more suited to English, which was expressed in about forty grammars during the first half of the eighteenth century. The book also provides much evidence about the relation between logic and language, especially in making definitions, and about methods of teaching during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e Part I. The Tradition: 1. The sources\u003cbr\u003e 2. Grammar, divisions of grammar and parts of discourse\u003cbr\u003e 3. Parts of speech\u003cbr\u003e 4. Classification within the parts of speech\u003cbr\u003e 5. Accidents\u003cbr\u003e 6. Syntax\u003cbr\u003e Part II. The English Categories: 7. The terms 'grammar'\u003cbr\u003e 8. Systems of parts of speech\u003cbr\u003e 9. Noun, substantive and adjective\u003cbr\u003e 10. The pronoun\u003cbr\u003e 11. The article\u003cbr\u003e 12. The verb\u003cbr\u003e 13. Tense\u003cbr\u003e 14. Mood, conjugation, irregularity\u003cbr\u003e 15. Other parts of speech\u003cbr\u003e 16. Syntactical categories\u003cbr\u003e 17. Protest and acceptance\u003cbr\u003e Appendices.\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":46004984709400,"sku":"9780521143264","price":53.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521143264i_8a5fc697-2208-49ca-8e08-0428524777d8.jpg?v=1691372385","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/english-grammatical-categories-and-the-tradition-to-1800-paperback-9780521143264","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}