TABLE OF CONTENTS.
PRELIMINARY MATTERS. Page. - Preface to the Grammar of English Grammars................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
iii-vi. - This Table of Contents................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
vii-x. - Catalogue of English Grammars and Grammarians................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
xi-xx. INTRODUCTION. - Chapter I. Of the Science of Grammar................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
21. - Chapter II. Of Grammatical Authorship................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
30. - Chapter III. Of Grammatical Success and Fame................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
39. - Chapter IV. Of the Origin of Language................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
56. - Chapter V. Of the Power of Language................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
64. - Chapter VI. Of the Origin and History of the English Language................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
74. - Chapter VII. Changes and Specimens of the English Language................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
81. - Chapter VIII. Of the Grammatical Study of the English Language................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
98. - Chapter IX. Of the Best Method of Teaching Grammar................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
102. - Chapter X. Of Grammatical Definitions................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
115. - Chapter XI. Brief Notices of the Schemes of certain Grammars................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
129. THE GRAMMAR OF ENGLISH GRAMMARS. - Introductory Definitions................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
163. - General Division of the Subject................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
146. PART I. ORTHOGRAPHY. - Chapter I. Of Letters................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
148. - I. Names of the Letters................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
150. - II. Classes of the Letters................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
154. - III. Powers of the Letters................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
158. - IV. Forms of the Letters................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
164. - Rules for the use of Capitals................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
165. - Errors concerning Capitals................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
172. - Promiscuous Errors of Capitals................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
178. - Chapter II. Of Syllables................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
179. - Diphthongs and Triphthongs................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
179. - Rules for Syllabication................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
180. - Observations on Syllabication................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
181. - Errors concerning Syllables................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
183. - Chapter III. Of Words................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
184. - Rules for the Figure of Words................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
184. - Observations on Figure of Words................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
185. - On the Identity of Words................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
187. - Errors concerning Figure................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
198. - Promiscuous Errors in Figure................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
191. - Chapter IV. Of Spelling................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
192. - Rules for Spelling................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
193. - Observations on Spelling................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
196. - Errors in Spelling................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
204. - Promiscuous Errors in Spelling................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
210. - Chapter V. Questions on Orthography................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
212. - Chapter VI. Exercises for Writing................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
214. PART II. ETYMOLOGY. - Introductory Definitions................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
220. - Chapter I. Of the Parts of Speech................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
220. - Observations on Parts of Speech................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
221. - Examples for Parsing, Praxis I................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
223. - Chapter II. Of the Articles................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
225. - Observations on the Articles................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
226. - Examples for Parsing, Praxis II................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
234. - Errors concerning Articles................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
235 - Chapter III. Of Nouns................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
238. - Classes of Nouns................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
239. - Modifications of Nouns................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
240. - Persons................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
240. - Numbers................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
242. - Genders................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
254. - Cases................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
258. - The Declension of Nouns................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
264. - Examples for Parsing, Praxis III................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
265. - Errors concerning Nouns................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
266. - Chapter IV. Of Adjectives................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
268. - Classes of Adjectives................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
270. - Modifications of Adjectives................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
278. - Regular Comparison................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
283. - Comparison by Adverbs................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
284. - Irregular Comparison................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
286. - Examples for Parsing, Praxis IV................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
291. - Errors concerning Adjectives................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
294. - Chapter V. Of Pronouns................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
296. - Classes of the Pronouns................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
297. - Modifications of the Pronouns................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
309. - The Declension of Pronouns................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
310. - Examples for Parsing, Praxis V................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
326. - Errors concerning Pronouns................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
329. - Chapter VI. Of Verbs................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
330. - Classes of Verbs................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
331. - Modifications of Verbs................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
336. - Moods................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
336. - Tenses................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
340. - Persons and Numbers................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
343. - The Conjugation of Verbs................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
360. - I. Simple Form, Active or Neuter................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
366. - First Example, the verb LOVE................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
366. - Second Example, the verb SEE................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
371.