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

Table of Contents:

Prejudice and misconceptions
Life and career
The grammar : origin and publication history
The grammar : contents and approach
Reconstructing Lowth's social network
Communicative competence and the language of the letters
Lowth's own usage and the grammar's norm of correctness
The grammar and the rise of prescriptivism
Conclusion.