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Founding grammars : how early America's war over words shaped today's language, Rosemarie Ostler
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- 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 the media and online in the comments of blogs and chat rooms. With an accessible and enthusiastic journalistic approach, Ostler considers these grammatical shibboleths, tracing current debates back to America's earliest days, an era when most families owned only two books -- the Bible and a grammar primer. Along the way, she investigates colorful historical characters on both sides of the grammar debate in her efforts to unmask the origins of contemporary speech." --
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- vii, 309 pages
- Contents
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- 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
- Isbn
- 9781250046123
- Label
- Founding grammars : how early America's war over words shaped today's language
- Title
- Founding grammars
- Title remainder
- how early America's war over words shaped today's language
- Statement of responsibility
- Rosemarie Ostler
- Title variation
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- How early America's war over words shaped today's language
- Founding grammars
- Title variation remainder
- how early Americas war over words shaped todays language
- Subject
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- English language -- Grammar | History
- English language -- Lexicology, Historical
- trueGrammar
- trueGrammar, Comparative and general
- true19th century -- 1801 -- 1900
- trueHistory writing -- United States -- Early America
- LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Grammar & Punctuation
- trueSpelling
- HISTORY / United States / 19th Century
- trueEnglish language -- Etymology
- Language
- eng
- 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 the media and online in the comments of blogs and chat rooms. With an accessible and enthusiastic journalistic approach, Ostler considers these grammatical shibboleths, tracing current debates back to America's earliest days, an era when most families owned only two books -- the Bible and a grammar primer. Along the way, she investigates colorful historical characters on both sides of the grammar debate in her efforts to unmask the origins of contemporary speech." --
- Summary
- "Who decided not to split infinitives? With whom should we take issue if in fact, we wish to boldly write what no grammarian hath writ before? In Founding Grammars, Rosemarie Ostler delves into the roots of our grammar obsession to answer these questions and many more. 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 the media and online in the comments of blogs and chat rooms
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- Ostler, Rosemarie
- Dewey number
- 427/.973
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- PE1098
- LC item number
- .O88 2015
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
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- English language
- English language
- English language
- LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Grammar & Punctuation
- HISTORY / United States / 19th Century
- Target audience
- adult
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- how early America's war over words shaped today's language
- Label
- Founding grammars : how early America's war over words shaped today's language, Rosemarie Ostler
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-296) and index
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- 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
- Control code
- ocn904528792
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- vii, 309 pages
- Isbn
- 9781250046123
- Lccn
- 2015007263
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- unmediated
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- rdamedia
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- (OCoLC)904528792
- Label
- Founding grammars : how early America's war over words shaped today's language, Rosemarie Ostler
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-296) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
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- 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
- Control code
- ocn904528792
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- vii, 309 pages
- Isbn
- 9781250046123
- Lccn
- 2015007263
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- unmediated
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- rdamedia
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- n
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- (OCoLC)904528792
Subject
- English language -- Grammar | History
- English language -- Lexicology, Historical
- trueGrammar
- trueGrammar, Comparative and general
- true19th century -- 1801 -- 1900
- trueHistory writing -- United States -- Early America
- LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Grammar & Punctuation
- trueSpelling
- HISTORY / United States / 19th Century
- trueEnglish language -- Etymology
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