Taming the Tongue in the Heyday of English Grammar

1711–1851

Bryan A. Garner

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15 July 2021

Writing & editing guides; Literature, Poetry & Criticism; Research methods: general

An exploration of a surprisingly combative period in the history of English grammar.

Heated arguments can break out over many things: slander, insults to a person’s honor—and, during one period in English history, grammar. In his new book detailing the controversies and fraught histories that accompanied efforts to regularize English grammar, Bryan A. Garner shows that the grammarians of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries were a surprisingly contentious and opinionated lot.

Taming the Tongue in the Heyday of English Grammar (1711–1851) makes the primers of the period come alive in ways that their concerned and idiosyncratic authors might not have envisioned. The entries in Taming the Tongue—which has nearly five hundred color illustrations—are packed with scrupulously recorded information on the content and publication details of the primers, as well as tantalizing tales from the authors’ lives. Combining scholarly rigor with lively anecdotes, Garner sheds light on the controversies and unexpectedly fiery histories of English grammatical disputes.

By: Bryan A. Garner
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 255mm, Width: 201mm, Spine: 28mm
Weight: 1.108kg
ISBN: 9781605830926
ISBN 10: 1605830925
Publication Date: 15 July 2021
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Preface A Short Prehistory Abbreviations The 100 Items A Short Posthistory on Grammars The Case of the Variable Parts of Speech The Various Configurations for Parts of Speech Postlude: No. 101 Appendix A: Some Curiosities in the Stacks Appendix B: Interesting Artwork in Books Not Exhibited Appendix C: Interesting Owners’ Inscriptions Bibliography Index

Reviews for Taming the Tongue in the Heyday of English Grammar (1711–1851)

“Wryly written and richly illustrated. . . Captivating stories of flawed individuals seeking tidy perfection in the glorious mess that is English.” * Times Literary Supplement *