The Comic English Grammar


Leído por Ruth Golding

(4.8 stars; 28 reviews)

This is a basic grammar, treating of the parts of speech, syntax, versification, pronunciation and punctuation.

The listener is warned that there is quite a dated feel about this little grammar as the author, in keeping with the times (1840), is a frightful snob about social classes, scathing about 'vulgar speech' and also sometimes quite rude about American turns of phrase. The author is not remotely as comical as he thinks he is, but it has its moments. (Summary by Ruth Golding) (3 hr 38 min)

Capítulos

Preliminary Discourse 8:16 Leído por Ruth Golding
Part I Orthography 18:11 Leído por Ruth Golding
Pt. II Etymology Ch. 1 Parts of Speech 8:18 Leído por Ruth Golding
Pt. II Etymology Ch. 2 Articles 3:28 Leído por Ruth Golding
Pt. II Etymology Ch. 3 Substantives 13:09 Leído por Ruth Golding
Pt. II Etymology Ch. 4 Adjectives 6:13 Leído por Ruth Golding
Pt. II Etymology Ch. 5 Pronouns 13:18 Leído por Ruth Golding
Pt. II Etymology Ch. 6 Verbs 21:28 Leído por Ruth Golding
Pt. II Etymology Ch. 7 Adverbs 3:28 Leído por Ruth Golding
Pt. II Etymology Ch. 8 and 9 Prepositions and Conjunctions 3:48 Leído por Ruth Golding
Pt. II Etymology Ch. 10 Derivation 7:09 Leído por Ruth Golding
Pt. III Syntax Rule I 13:20 Leído por Ruth Golding
Pt. III Syntax Rules II - XV 18:07 Leído por Ruth Golding
Pt. III Syntax Rules XVI to XXII 14:47 Leído por Ruth Golding
Pt. IV Prosody Ch. 1 Pronunciation 28:53 Leído por Ruth Golding
Pt. IV Prosody Ch. 2 Versification 23:12 Leído por Ruth Golding
Pt. IV Prosody Ch. 3 Punctuation 3:41 Leído por Ruth Golding
Address to Young Students 9:52 Leído por Ruth Golding

Reseñas


(5 stars)

While it is mainly an educational book about grammar, it provides fun insight into English language and culture. Ms. Golding perfectly applies the accents and feelings for all the example quotes.


(5 stars)

this was fun and funny and very well read

So Nice


(4.5 stars)

Thank you, Mrs. Golding