A Modern English Grammar on Historical Principles explained
A modern English grammar on historical principles is a seven-volume grammar of English written by Otto Jespersen. The first volume ("part"), Sounds and Spellings, was published in 1909; two through five were on syntax; six was on morphology; and seven returned to the topic of syntax. It took until 1949 for all seven to be completed.[1]
In 1989 Randolph Quirk called the work "a continual source of inspiration andvalue".[2]
Publishing details
- Part I. Sounds and Spellings. Heidelberg: Winter, 1909. . Heidelberg: Winter, 1927. .
- Part II. Syntax. First volume. Heidelberg: Winter, 1914. . Heidelberg: Winter, 1927. .
- Part III. Syntax. Second volume. Heidelberg: Winter, 1927. . London: George Allen & Unwin, 1928. .
- Part IV. Syntax. Third volume. Time and Tense. Heidelberg: Winter, 1931. .
- Part V. Syntax. Fourth volume. Copenhagen: Munksgaard, 1940. .
- Part VI. Morphology. With Paul Christophersen, Niels Haislund, and Knud Schibsbye. Copenhagen: Munksgaard, 1942. .
- Part VII. Syntax. Completed and edited by Niels Haislund. Copenhagen: Munksgaard; London: George Allen & Unwin, 1949. .
External links
- Part I, Sounds and Spellings (1949), at the Internet Archive
- Part II, Syntax. First volume (1949), at the Internet Archive
- Part III, Syntax. Second volume (1928), at the Internet Archive
- Part IV, Syntax. Third volume (1931), at the Internet Archive
- Part V, Syntax. Fourth volume (1940), at the Internet Archive
- Part VI, Morphology (also here) (1942), at the Internet Archive
- Part VII, Syntax (1949), at the Internet Archive
Notes and References
- Book: Huddleston. Rodney. The Cambridge Grammar of the English Language. Pullum. Geoffrey K.. Cambridge University Press. 2002. 978-0-521-43146-0. Cambridge. Rodney Huddleston. Geoffrey K. Pullum.
- Book: Linn, Andrew . Andrew Linn . English grammar writing . The Handbook of English Linguistics . Bas . Aarts . April . McMahon . April McMahon . Blackwell Handbooks in Linguistics . Malden, Massachusetts . Blackwell . 2006 . 978-1-4051-1382-3 . 81.
