Language between description and prescription: verbs and verb categories in nineteenth-century grammars of english
Auteur :
Anderwald, Lieselotte
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press Inc
ISBN :
9780190270674
Date de publication :
4 août 2016
Dimensions :
16,0 x 23,9 x 3,6 cm
Poids :
612 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Based on 258 English grammar books, Language Between Description and Prescription investigates nineteenth-century grammar writing relating to actual language change, especially in the verb phrase. Lieselotte Andewald proposes that not all changes were noticed in the first place, and those that were noticed were not necessarily criticized.