Grammar Wars: Language as Cultural Battlefield in 17th and 18th Century EnglandAshgate, 2001 - 218 Seiten Although 17th- and 18th-century English language theorists claimed to be correcting errors in grammar and preserving the language from corruption, this new study demonstrates how grammar served as an important cultural battlefield where social issues were contested. In Grammar Wars, author Linda C. Mitchell situates early modern linguistic discussions, long thought to be of little interest, in their larger cultural and social setting to show the startling degree to which grammar affected, and was affected by, such factors as class and gender.In her examination of the controversies that surrounded the teaching and study of grammar in this period, Mitchell looks especially at changing definitions and standardization of 'grammar', how and to whom it was taught, and how grammar marked the social position of marginal groups. Her comprehensive study of the contexts in which grammar was intended or thought to function is based on her analysis of the ancillary materials - prefaces, introductions, forewords, statements of intent, organization of materials, surrounding materials, and manifestos of pedagogy, philosophy, and social or political goals - of more than 300 grammar texts of the time. Grammar Wars is a landmark study of an important movement in the foundation of the modern world. |
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... matter discoursed of between them . " His intent is to " please and allure the young men , that they might with more cheerfulness address themselves to their businesses . " He dismisses what readers may think of his innovation and ...
... matter discoursed of between them . " His intent is to " please and allure the young men , that they might with more cheerfulness address themselves to their businesses . " He dismisses what readers may think of his innovation and ...
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... Matter ought to direct us in the Choice of Style . " If the style is inap- propriate to the subject , the writer will lose credibility : " Noble Expressions ren- der the Style lofty , and represent Things great , and noble ; but if the ...
... Matter ought to direct us in the Choice of Style . " If the style is inap- propriate to the subject , the writer will lose credibility : " Noble Expressions ren- der the Style lofty , and represent Things great , and noble ; but if the ...
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... Matter , common ( like other Matter ) to many different things ; the Meaning as that peculiar and characteristic Form , by which the Nature or Essence of Language becomes com- plete " ( 315 ) . Language follows a universal principle ...
... Matter , common ( like other Matter ) to many different things ; the Meaning as that peculiar and characteristic Form , by which the Nature or Essence of Language becomes com- plete " ( 315 ) . Language follows a universal principle ...
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Vernacular Claims Victory | 17 |
Hartlib Comenius Milton | 46 |
Good Grammar or Good Writing | 73 |
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