Dissertations on the English Language, with Notes, Historical and Critical;
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The volume presents dissertations on the English language, historical and critical notes, and an appended essay proposing a reformed mode of spelling. The argument calls for fixed principles that could give pronunciation and construction as much certainty and uniformity as a living tongue can receive. The discussion expects intercourse among the learned of different states to destroy gradually the differences of dialect inherited from their ancestors.
The text argues that schools and some uniformity in books are necessary to remove differences in speaking and preserve the American tongue. The grammatical discussion criticises the usual arrangement of English verbs and auxiliaries as confusing for a learner. The spelling proposal argues that alteration would ease writing and language learning while making pronunciation uniform in different parts of the country.
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- Author
- Noah Webster
- Reading time
- About 6 hours
- Pages
- 143
- Language
- English
- Genre
- Educational
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