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War Against Grammar
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081017
ISBN
9780867095517
Grade AD
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Description
A professor of Greek and Latin, author David Mulroy believes today's students should be thoroughly immersed in solid grammar education from K-12 grades. Informative and foundational, this resource argues that grammar is the gateway to all knowledge and that understanding complex ideas is based in a proper understanding of grammar. As a grammar enthusiast, I agreed with many of Mulroy's declarations and found this an interesting read. The writing style, however, is “heady" and reads a bit like the scholarly treatise that it is. He begins by asserting that the US has become the land of the grammarless. Then, working through, dissertation style, he expounds on the history of grammar study and its metamorphosis through time. Note an extended conversation on our cultural fixation on English euphemisms that have become highly charged or offensive based on our personal association; he cites examples such as the use of “gay," not being able to mention Christ at Christmas, and the pro-life/pro-choice debate. A Classical Conversations' recommended writing resource. 128 pgs, pb. ~ Ruth
Publisher's Description of War Against Grammar
Provocative, thoughtful, informative, combative-a book that challenges us to come to terms once more with the teaching of English grammar.
How can we improve the verbal skills of American students? How can we strengthen them as readers and writers? How can we best prepare America's youth to succeed in the study of a foreign language? According to Classics professor David Mulroy, the most important answer is grammar! Whether championing the grammatical analysis of phrases and clauses or arguing for the vital importance of sentence diagramming, Mulroy offers a lucid, learned, passionate account of the history, importance, and value of grammar.
Both erudite and entertaining, The War Against Grammar disagrees with the establishment view that the teaching of traditional grammar is a waste of classroom time. According to Mulroy, both history and commonsense make clear that students benefit from diagramming and learning their parts of speech-both during their school years and beyond. Drawing upon his classical training, Mulroy offers a close reading of the history of language study and of linguistic research to support his view that English teaching must revitalize grammar education-and that it will produce a generation better able to read and write complex texts.
Smartly conceived and soundly executed, The War Against Grammar should initiate renewed debate on this critically important subject within the discipline of English Studies.
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| Product Format: | Paperback |
|---|---|
| Brand: | Heinemann Publishing |
| Grade: | AD |
| ISBN: | 9780867095517 |
| Length in Inches: | 9 |
| Width in Inches: | 6 |
| Height in Inches: | 0.3125 |
| Weight in Pounds: | 0.45 |
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