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Matthews, P. H. – 1993
A survey of the history of linguistic theory concerning grammar in the United States traces the development of theory since 1910. It begins with a general historical review of American linguistics. The subsequent three chapters focus on grammar. The first of these deals with morphology, beginning with Leonard Bloomfield's ideas in both his early…
Descriptors: Educational History, Generative Grammar, Grammar, Intellectual History
