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Page 34
... theory and were attempting to produce a general grammar : In other words they were not academicians laying down the rules of good usage of one language , but universal grammarians attempting to account for as much of usage as they could ...
... theory and were attempting to produce a general grammar : In other words they were not academicians laying down the rules of good usage of one language , but universal grammarians attempting to account for as much of usage as they could ...
Page 38
... theory or practice . Every statement has to be hedged with qualifications on account of the frequent discrepancies , not only between his methodological pronouncements of the Preface and his execution of these in the text , but also ...
... theory or practice . Every statement has to be hedged with qualifications on account of the frequent discrepancies , not only between his methodological pronouncements of the Preface and his execution of these in the text , but also ...
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... theory , on the roles of reason and usage in language is a very moderate one , and the emphasis placed on various aspects of language is dictated by the purpose of the work and its intended audience . Aiming to avoid pedantry , Vaugelas ...
... theory , on the roles of reason and usage in language is a very moderate one , and the emphasis placed on various aspects of language is dictated by the purpose of the work and its intended audience . Aiming to avoid pedantry , Vaugelas ...
Contents
The Arsenal Manuscript | 3 |
Usage and Reason | 13 |
Presentation and Terminology | 40 |
Copyright | |
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