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Grammar, Comparative and general

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Images from the collections

Images referencing Grammar, Comparative and general

3 images from works
  • A woman teaching an infant to read; representing grammar. Engraving by A. Vallée after M. de Vos.
  • A woman with a key and four books standing in front of a tower with an open loggia in which a man is teaching children; representing Grammar. Engraving after Martin de Vos.
  • A woman on a throne in a classroom; representing grammar. Etching by C. Schut.

Works from the collections

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    Semantics. Volume 2 / John Lyons.

    John Lyons | Date: 1977
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    Hermes or a philosophical inqviry concerning vniversal grammar by Iames Harris Esq.

    Harris, James, 1709-1780. | Date: MDCCLXV [1765]
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    The theory of language . In two parts. Part I. Of the origin and general nature of speech. Part II. Of universal grammar. By James Beattie, LL.D. F.R.S.E. Professor Of Moral Philosophy And Logick In The Marishal College And University, Aberdeen; And Member Of The Zealand Society Of Arts And Sciences, Of The Literary And Philosophical Society Of Manchester, And Of The American Philosophical Society Of Philadelphia.

    James Beattie | Date: MDCCLXXXVIII. [1788]
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    The rudiments of English grammar adapted to the use of schools; with examples of English composition. By Joseph Priestley, LL. D. F. R. S.

    Joseph Priestley | Date: 1789
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    The theory of speech and language / by Alan H. Gardiner.

    Alan Gardiner | Date: 1932
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Language
Language and languages - Grammars

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