Robert Dodsley and the Genesis of Lowth's
Short introduction to english grammar
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3208786 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ingrid Tieken-Boon Van Ostade (0000-0003-4362-6188, Leiden University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2000 |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 21-36 |
| Publication date | 2000-06-15 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Historiographia Linguistica (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0302-5160 • E-ISSN: 1569-9781 |
| Publisher | John Benjamins Publishing Company (PUBLISHER • NL) |
| DOI | 10.1075/hl.27.1.03tie |
| OpenAlex | W2136566321 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 9 |
On the basis of an analysis of the correspondence of the 18h-century London bookseller Robert Dodsley (1703-1764), a proposal is offered concerning the origin of Robert Lowth's (1710-1787) Short Introduction to English Grammar (1762). The author presents arguments which suggest that Lowth's grammar was not his own idea but that of Dodsley, who also invoked the assistance of another author whose work he published, William Melmoth (1710-1799). If this thesis holds, Lowth's grammar is just as much the outcome of a 'bookseller's project', as Dr Johnson's Dictionary (1755), the idea for which, according to Johnson's biographer Boswell, also came from Dodsley
Grammar · Linguistics · Classics · Historical Linguistics and Language Studies · History · Lexicography and Language Studies · Linguistics and language evolution · Philosophy
| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,25 |
| Citation span | 2002 - 2012 (11) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |