Grammar’s of English:
John Wallis, “Grammatica Lingæ Anglicanæ” (prescriptive/normative grammar);
Robert Lowth, “A Short Introduction to English Grammar” (Lowth distinguished 9 parts of speech; made consistent description of letters, syllables, words and sentences; rules of no-double negation (I don’t want no dinner – incorrect!) and no-double comparison (more better – incorrect!) appeared, etc.).
Dictionaries (18th c.):
E. Coles, “Dictionary of Hard Words” (gave explanations of hard words and phrases);
Samuel Johnson – one of the best-known English lexicographers. As well as J. Swift, he was a purist and believed that the English language should be purified and corrected. He was the first to compile a dictionary that resembles the present-day dictionaries. His “Dictionary of the English Language” is the finest example of his hard and productive work. The dictionary is organised as follows:
entry;
pronunciation;
definition;
illustrations (not self-invented examples but quotations from recognised authors that contain the word in question);
notes on usage of the word;
etymology of the word;
stylistic comments.
The dictionary also contained a grammatical section describing the grammatical structure of the language.
Lecture 10
Phonetic Features of Old English
OE sound system developed from PG sound system.
OE Word Stress/Accent:
fixed (can’t move either in form- or word-building and is usually placed on root or prefix);
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