A Proposal For Correcting, Improving And Ascertaining The English Tongue - Swift, Jonathan
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""A Proposal For Correcting, Improving And Ascertaining The English Tongue: In A Letter To The Most Honorable Robert Earl Of Oxford And Mortimer, Lord High Treasurer Of Great Britain"" is a book written by Jonathan Swift in 1712. The book is a letter addressed to the Earl of Oxford and Mortimer, who was the Lord High Treasurer of Great Britain at the time. In the letter, Swift proposes a plan for correcting, improving, and ascertaining the English language. He argues that the English language is in a state of disarray, with no clear rules or standards, and that this is hindering its use and…mehr

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""A Proposal For Correcting, Improving And Ascertaining The English Tongue: In A Letter To The Most Honorable Robert Earl Of Oxford And Mortimer, Lord High Treasurer Of Great Britain"" is a book written by Jonathan Swift in 1712. The book is a letter addressed to the Earl of Oxford and Mortimer, who was the Lord High Treasurer of Great Britain at the time. In the letter, Swift proposes a plan for correcting, improving, and ascertaining the English language. He argues that the English language is in a state of disarray, with no clear rules or standards, and that this is hindering its use and development. Swift proposes a number of specific measures to address this problem, including the establishment of a language academy and the creation of a standard dictionary. He also suggests that the government should take an active role in promoting the use of correct English, and that schools should be required to teach it properly. Overall, ""A Proposal For Correcting, Improving And Ascertaining The English Tongue"" is a significant work in the history of English language and linguistics, and remains relevant today as a call for greater clarity and consistency in the use of the language.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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Jonathan Swift (1667 - 1745) was an Anglo-Irish satirist, essayist, political pamphleteer (first for the Whigs, then for the Tories), poet and cleric who became Dean of St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin. Swift is remembered for works such as A Tale of a Tub (1704), An Argument Against Abolishing Christianity (1712), Gulliver's Travels (1726) and A Modest Proposal (1729). He is regarded by the Encyclopædia Britannica as the foremost prose satirist in the English language and is less well known for his poetry. He originally published all of his works under pseudonyms - such as Lemuel Gulliver, Isaac Bickerstaff, the Drapier - or anonymously. He was a master of two styles of satire, the Horatian and Juvenalian styles. His deadpan, ironic writing style, particularly in A Modest Proposal, has led to such satire being subsequently termed "Swiftian".