A Course of Lectures on the Theory of Language, and Universal Grammar |
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| Author:
| Priestley, Joseph |
| Series title: | Cambridge Library Collection - Linguistics Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-108-06436-1 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2013 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $39.99 |
Book Description:
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In this 1762 work, the polymath Joseph Priestley (1733-1804) outlines a course of nineteen lectures on a variety of linguistic topics. The content ranges from articulation and the alphabet to syntax, metre and the evolution of language. His Rudiments of English Grammar (1761) is also reissued in this series.
In this 1762 work, the polymath Joseph Priestley (1733-1804) outlines a course of nineteen lectures on a variety of linguistic topics. The content ranges from articulation and the alphabet to syntax, metre and the evolution of language. His Rudiments of English Grammar (1761) is also reissued in this series.