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From: Mariëtte Bonenkamp [lot at uu.nl]
Subject: Joseph Priestley, Grammarian: Straaijer


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Subject: Joseph Priestley, Grammarian: Straaijer

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Title: Joseph Priestley, Grammarian 
Subtitle: Late Modern English normativism and usage in a sociohistorical context 
Publication Year: 2011 
Publisher: Netherlands Graduate School of Linguistics / Landelijke - LOT
	   http://www.lotpublications.nl/
	
Author: Robin Straaijer

Paperback: ISBN:  9789460930522 Pages:  Price: ----  


Abstract:

The eighteenth century was a key period in the establishment of standard
modern English. This period, referred to as the Late Modern English period,
witnessed the publication of an unprecedented number of normative works
aiming to define 'correct' English. Joseph Priestley (1733-1804) is best 
known as a scientist and theologian, but his Rudiments of English Grammar, 
first published in 1761 is an important work in the wave of English normative 
grammars of the late eighteenth century. Using a multi-disciplinary approach, 
this book investigates Priestley's role as a codifier of the English language. 
The author demonstrates that the influence of Priestley's grammar on the 
language has been underestimated and merits re-evaluation. Priestley's ideas 
on grammar are related to his broader philosophical thinking. It is shown that, 
although Priestley is usually seen as one of the few descriptive grammarians 
of the period, his grammar also contains decidedly prescriptive elements, and 
that his adherence to the force of usage should be qualified. In addition, 
Priestley's usage is compared to the rules in his grammar using a corpus of 
Priestley's personal correspondence, created for this study. This book is of 
interest to sociohistorical linguists studying Late Modern English and 
historical linguists in general, as well as to social historians and anyone 
interested in Joseph Priestley or the Late Modern period in England. 



Linguistic Field(s): Discipline of Linguistics
                     History of Linguistics
                     Sociolinguistics


Written In: English  (eng)
	
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