Elements Of The English Language: An Introduction To The Study Of Grammar And Composition, For Common Schools (1874) - Softcover

Bigsby, Bernard

Softcover

ISBN 10: 143683340X ISBN 13: 9781436833400

Verlag: Kessinger Publishing, LLC, 2008

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""Elements of the English Language"" is a comprehensive guide to the study of grammar and composition, written by Bernard Bigsby and originally published in 1874. The book is intended for use in common schools and provides a thorough introduction to the fundamental principles of English language and writing. The book is divided into several sections, each covering a different aspect of the English language, including parts of speech, sentence structure, punctuation, and composition. The author provides clear explanations of each concept, along with numerous examples to illustrate their use in practice. In addition to its practical focus on grammar and composition, ""Elements of the English Language"" also includes sections on the history and evolution of the English language, as well as discussions of its regional variations and dialects. Overall, this book is an essential resource for anyone seeking to improve their understanding and mastery of the English language, whether for personal or professional purposes. Its clear and concise explanations, combined with its comprehensive coverage of all aspects of the language, make it a valuable tool for students, teachers, and anyone else interested in the study of English.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world’s literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

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Notwithstanding the number of text-books and the professions of instructors, the science of teaching Composition is yet in its infancy. Authors are too accustomed to burden their productions with rules and illustrations, and to ignore the fact that the attainment of perfection must be sought in practical exercises rather than in elaborated theories and precepts. Composition, as its name declares, is the art of putting together. The child, prattling by its mothers knee, is unconsciously engaged in the first steps of the study. The simple word, the quality and action of the word, the phrase, the sentence, come in a natural course as the results of its powers of observation and imitation. In our teaching, we must follow the golden rules of nature. The very basis of our vocation is to search into the way of the childs taking hold by little and little of what we teach it, so that our efforts may be within its reach. We should not attempt at too early an age to introduce the Grammar into the school-room. It is better, by means of such a subsidiary as is to be found in Part I. of this textbook, to give children a knowledge of the uses of words and the power to express their ideas, than to trouble their thoughts and clog their memories with grammatical rules, which to them signify nothing but mere notions of general terms.
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• Verlag: Kessinger Publishing, LLC
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2008
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 143683340X
• ISBN 13: 9781436833400
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 176
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