The bishop's grammar : Robert Lowth and the rise of prescriptivism in English /

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.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Tieken-Boon van Ostade, Ingrid
Corporate Author:	Oxford University Press
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Language Notes:	English.
Published:	Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2011.
Subjects:	Lowth, Robert, > 1710-1787. Lowth, Robert, > 1710-1787 English language > Grammar. English language > Standardization. English language > Grammar English language > Standardization Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book