Unlock the basics of language with a classic guide to general grammar, its origins, and how words fit together.
This edition lays out the origin and progress of language, the parts of speech, and how meaning is built through form and order. It frames grammar as both a practical tool for using language and a science that explains the rules behind all languages.
- See how language differs from animal signals and why articulation matters for clear ideas.
- Learn about nouns, gender, and the role of cases in signaling relationships between words.
- Explore prepositions, conjunctions, and interjections and how they shape sentences.
- Discover how English handles possessives, plurals, and other word forms in real writing.
Ideal for readers of linguistics, philology, and classroom study seeking a solid, historically grounded overview.