The English Language

Name: The English Language
Author: R. G. Latham

By R. G. Latham

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This book surveys the structure, history, and relations of the English language, combining descriptive grammar with comparative philology. It analyzes phonetics, morphology, and syntax, traces word-forms to Germanic and other Indo-European sources, and examines etymology and surviving inflectional patterns. The author advocates a disciplinal, scientific approach to grammatical study, discusses pedagogical implications and the limits of rule-based instruction, and proposes classifications and principles to guide analysis. Expanded sections address phonetics, logic, and historical development while balancing general theoretical principles with detailed grammatical examples.

About the Author

R. G. Latham

R. G. Latham was a prominent 19th-century philologist and ethnologist known for his extensive contributions to the study of language and human migration. His notable works include "A Handbook of the English Language," which serves as a comprehensive guide to English linguistics, and "Man and His Migrations," exploring the movements of human populations. Latham's writings often reflect a keen interest in the ethnology of Europe and the British Isles, as seen in titles like "The Ethnology of Europe" and "The Ethnology of the British Islands." Through his essays and studies, he significantly influenced the fields of philology and anthropology.