{"product_id":"the-philosophy-of-grammar-otto-jespersen-9780226398815","title":"The Philosophy of Grammar","description":"This study grew out of a series of lectures Jespersen gave at Columbia\u003cbr\u003e University in 1909-10, called \"An Introduction to English Grammar.\"\u003cbr\u003e It is the connected presentation of Jespersen's views of the general\u003cbr\u003e principles of grammar based on years of studying various languages\u003cbr\u003e through both direct observation of living speech and written and\u003cbr\u003e printed documents. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"[\u003ci\u003eThe Philosophy of Grammar\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAnalytic Syntax\u003c\/i\u003e] set\u003cbr\u003e forth the most extensive and original theory of universal grammar\u003cbr\u003e prior to the work of Chomsky and other generative grammarians of the\u003cbr\u003e last thirty years.\"-Arne Juul and Hans F. Nielsen, in \u003ci\u003eOtto\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJespersen: Facets of His Life and Work\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Besides being one of the most perceptive observers and original\u003cbr\u003e thinkers that the field of linguistics has ever known, Jespersen was\u003cbr\u003e also one of its most entertaining writers, and reading \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePhilosophy of Grammar\u003c\/i\u003e is fun. Read it, enjoy it.\"-James D.\u003cbr\u003e McCawley, from the Introduction \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Otto Jespersen (1860-1943), an authority on the growth and structure\u003cbr\u003e of language, was the Chair of the English Department at the University\u003cbr\u003e of Copenhagen. Among his many works are \u003ci\u003eA Modern English\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGrammar\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAnalytic Syntax\u003c\/i\u003e, the latter published by the\u003cbr\u003e University of Chicago Press.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Otto Jespersen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0226398811\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226398815\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/15\/1992\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 372\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.98lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.51h x 5.48w x 0.81d","brand":"Otto Jespersen","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47039749816575,"sku":"9780226398815","price":44.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_74dd828b-83c0-4586-b2ea-6f84f21b35b3.jpg?v=1752752449","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-philosophy-of-grammar-otto-jespersen-9780226398815","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}