The bishop's grammar : Robert Lowth and the rise of prescriptivism in English
Tieken-Boon van Ostade, Ingrid2011
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This is a spirited account of the life and times of one of the seminal figures in history of English grammar which dispels the myth of Lowth as the icon of prescriptivism, and establishes him as a key figure in the history of English grammar.
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The bishop's grammar : Robert Lowth and the rise of prescriptivism in English / Ingrid Tieken-Boon van Ostade.
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Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2011.
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xv, 340 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780199579273 (hbk)
Dewey class:
425
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English
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BRN:
1153359
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