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A Grammar Of The English Language: Explained According To The Principles Of Truth And Common Sense, And Adapted To The Capacities Of All who Think. Designed For The Use Of Schools, Academies, And Private Learners by William Stevens Balch presents a reformist approach to English grammar. The work argues for treating language as a science rather than an art, aiming to replace rote parsing with reason and evidence. Balch critiques traditional reliance on the dead languages and arbitrary rules, proposing that grammar should be grounded in the laws of nature, meaning, and human thought. The text outlines a programmatic framework centered on Logic, Grammar, and Rhetoric, and divides grammar into Orthography, Etymology, Syntax, and Prosody. It includes Preface and Introduction sections, a sequence of chapters on principles, and practical guidance for teachers and learners, emphasizing thinking over parroting and encouraging analysis, synthesis, and a philosophic, principle-based study of language. The volume reflects Balch’s fourteen years of experience and his desire for candid examination and adoption of a new system. It originally appeared in 1839.
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