The
bishop's grammar
Robert Lowth and the rise of prescriptivism in English
Tieken-Boon van Ostade, Ingrid.
creator
text
enk
Oxford
Oxford University Press
2011
monographic
eng
1 online resource (xv, 340 p.) : ill.
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.
specialized
Ingrid Tieken-Boon van Ostade.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Lowth, Robert
1710-1787
English language
Grammar
English language
Standardization
PE1074.7
425
9780191595219 (ebook) :
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199579273.001.0001
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199579273.001.0001
StDuBDS
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