Language Between Description And Prescription: Verbs And Verb Categories In Nineteenth-Century Grammars Of English (Oxford Studies In The History Of English)

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.

• | Author: Lieselotte Anderwald
• | Publisher: Oxford University Press
• | Publication Date: Jul 05, 2016
• | Number of Pages: 353 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover/Language Arts & Disciplines
• | ISBN-10: 0190270675
• | ISBN-13: 9780190270674