The bishop's grammar : Robert Lowth and the rise of prescriptivism in English
Tieken-Boon van Ostade, IngridAuthor
Tieken-Boon van Ostade, Ingrid.Author
Oxford : Oxford University Press,
2011.
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.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
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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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Lowth, Robert, 1710-1787.
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