I would enjoy a book outlining the evolution of "received grammar." I think sequels describing the evolutions of other colonial grammars used in the Americas (French, Portuguese and Spanish) would be extremely interesting.
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I would enjoy a book outlining the evolution of "received grammar." I think sequels describing the evolutions of other colonial...
John House
Dec 21, 2007 00:05
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