The English Language
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Grammar becomes a way of studying how English developed in R. G. Latham's account of the language's structure and relations. His preface argues that familiar speech offers a useful starting point for examining linguistic theory. He connects the history of English with changes in word forms and compares its patterns with those of other languages, including Latin, Greek and German.
The discussion moves from broad questions about teaching grammar to close attention to individual words. A chapter on diminutives considers forms such as hillock and lambkin, distinguishing smallness from expressions of affection and tracing different endings to their origins. These examples give readers a concrete view of the method behind the larger arguments. Readers interested in the history of grammar teaching or nineteenth-century language scholarship can follow how Latham builds explanations from everyday vocabulary.
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- Author
- R. G. Latham
- Reading time
- About 14 hours
- Pages
- 512
- Language
- English
- Genre
- Educational
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