Ostler, Rosemarie

Founding grammars : how early America's war over words shaped today's language / Rosemarie Ostler - New York : St. Martin's Press, c2015. - vii, 309 p. ; 22 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 271-296) and index.

Explores where grammar rules have come from, where they've been, and where they might go next.

9781250046123 1250046122

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English language--Grammar--History
English language--Lexicology, Historical
English language--Etymology
English language--Grammar--History
English language
Linguistics
English language--Etymology
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Grammar & Punctuation
HISTORY / United States / 19th Century

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