An annotated bibliography of nineteenth-century grammars of English / Manfred Görlach ; with a foreword by Ian Michael.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Görlach, Manfred.

Contributor:

Michael, Ian.

Series:

Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science. Library and information sources in linguistics ; Series V, v. 26.

Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science. Series V, Library & information sources in linguistics, 0165-7267 ; v. 26

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English language--Grammar--Bibliography.

English language.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ix, 395 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Annotated bibliography of 19th-century grammars of English

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : J. Benjamins, 1998.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In the 19th century, education became accessible to much wider circles of society in a great number and variety of schools and the teaching of grammar came to be obligatory from 1870/72 with the advent of general education. Whereas these general trends of the 19th century are well-known to scholars working in different disciplines of social history, and the history of education in particular, it is still true that major sections of the evidence are largely uncollected. This is especially so for school books: there is virtually a gap between the 18th century and the present grammatical traditio

Contents:

pt. 1. An annotated bibliography of 19th-century grammars of English (ABiNGE)

pt. 2. Alphabetical list of 19th-century English grammars by British and American authors.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

1-283-17475-8

9786613174758

90-272-8388-5

OCLC:

746849982