Founding Grammars

Founding Grammars
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Publisher : Macmillan
Total Pages : 320
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ISBN-10 : 9781250046123
ISBN-13 : 1250046122
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Book Synopsis Founding Grammars by : Rosemarie Ostler

Download or read book Founding Grammars written by Rosemarie Ostler and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2015-05-12 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Standard grammar and accurate spelling are widely considered hallmarks of a good education, but their exact definitions are much more contentious -- capable of inciting a full-blown grammar war at the splice of a comma, battles readily visible in the media and online in the comments of blogs and chat rooms. With an accessible and enthusiastic journalistic approach, Ostler considers these grammatical shibboleths, tracing current debates back to America's earliest days, an era when most families owned only two books -- the Bible and a grammar primer. Along the way, she investigates colorful historical characters on both sides of the grammar debate in her efforts to unmask the origins of contemporary speech." --


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