with examples taken from the best authors, and copious notes: together with the definition and etimology of the grammatical terms. To which are added, a vocabulary of words, divided according to the several parts of speech; a collection of phrases; and a few miscellaneous remarks of the best authors on translation in general, and on pronunciation.The whole on a plan quite familiar and new, adapted to every capacity, dolce alla fine, ed al principio acerbo. Petr.
Autore:
Francesco Sastres | Sastres Francesco
Luogo:
Bristol | Bristol
Editore:
Bonner and Middleton | Bonner and Middleton
Anno: 1775
Tipo: Grammatica
Metalingua:
Inglese
Lingua oggetto:
Italiano
Preface pp. III-VIII
Contents pp. IX-XVI
Definition and division of grammar p. 1
Part I. Of orthography p. 3
Chap. I. Of letters
Sect. I. Of letters in general
Sect. II. Of letters in particular p. 6
Sect. III. Containing some invariable rules for different sounds of some letters, arising from their different combinations p. 8
Sect. IV. A short exercise for the pronunciation, to help the memory in remembering the foregoing rules p. 11
Chap. II. Of diphtongs and triphtongs p. 12
Sect. I. Of diphthongs
Sect. II. Of triphtongs p. 14
Chap. III. Of syllables
Sect. I. Definition and division of syllables
Sect. II. Containing some general orthographical rules p. 16
Sect. III. Of some orthographical figures used by poets and orators p. 19
Part. II. Of analogy p. 22
Chap. I. Of words in general, their definition and different classes p. 22
Sect. I. Definition of a word
Sect. II. Of the parts of speech in general
Sect. III. Of the parts of speech in the Italian language p. 25
Chap. II. Of the modifications or change of the declinable parts of speech p. 27
Sect. I. Of the gender, number, case, and degree of comparison p. 27
Sect. II. Of mood, tense, and person p. 31
Chap. III. Of the article p. 36
Sect. I. Division of the articles p. 36
Sect. II. Of some prepositions which help to decline articles, nouns, &c. p. 39
Sect. III. Of the changes of the aforesaid prepositions p. 40
Sect. IV. Declension and examples of all the articles p. 42
Chap. IV. Of the noun p. 43
Sect. I. Of the different classes of nouns p. 43
Sect. II. Examples and formation of augmentatives p. 45
Sect. III. Of the terminations of nouns p. 48
Sect. IV. Some general observations about the termination of nouns p. 50
Chap. V. Of the adjective p. 54
Sect. I. Of the different classes of adjectives p. 54
Sect. II. Of the termination of adjectives p. 57
Sect. III. Of the degrees of comparison p. 58
Chap. IV. Of the pronoun p. 61
Sect. I. Of the different classes of pronouns p. 61
Sect. II. Example of the vice-pronouns which are invariable p. 63
Sect. III. Of the vice-pronouns which are variable p. 64
Sect. IV. Declensions of the pronouns p. 66
Chap. VII. Of the verb p. 71
Sect. I. Of the different species of verbs p. 71
Sect. II. Of the conjugation of the auxiliary verb p. 74
Sect. III. Conjugation of regular verbs p. 76
Sect. IV. A general view of the terminations of verbs, in all their moods and simple tenses p. 79
Sect. V. Conjugation of the passive verbs p. 80
Sect. VI. Conjugation of the irregular verbs of the first conjugation p. 81
Sect. VII. Of the irregular verbs of the second conjugation p. 84
Sect. VIII. Conjugation of the irregular verbs of the third conjugation in ire p. 87
Sect. IX. Of defective verbs p. 89
Sect. X. Of reciprocal verbs p. 91
Sect. XI25. Of impersonal verbs p. 93
Chap. VIII. Of the participle p. 95
Sect. I. Of the different species of participles p. 95
Sect. II. Of the different ending of participles p. 96
Chap. IX. Of the adverb p. 97
Chap. X. Of the preposition p. 99
Chap. XI. Of the conjunction p. 101
Chap. XII. Of the interiection p. 103
Chap. XIII. Of expletives p. 104
Sect. I. Of the different species of expletives p. 104
Sect. II. Of the expletives of energy and evidence p. 105
Sect. III. Of the expletives of grace and ornament p. 106
Sect. IV. Of the accompagnanomi p. 107
Sect. V. Of the accompagnaverbi p. 108
Chap. XIV. Of poetical licenses p. 109
Sect. I. Licenses of the accents p. 109
Sect. II. Licenses of the syllables p. 110
Sect. III. Licenses of the changes of letters p. 111
Sect. IV. Licenses of words
Part. III. Of the syntax p. 113
Chap. I. Division of the syntax; with an idea of the different
kinds of sentences and phrases
Chap. II. Of the regular and simple syntax p. 116
Sect. I. Of the concord of the several parts of speech p. 116
Sect. II. Of the goverment or dependence p. 118
Sect. III. Of the right placing of the parts of speech in a proper order p. 120
Chap. III. Of some necessary observations and rules on the syntax, and parts of speech p. 122
Sect. I. On the articles
Sect. II. On the segnacasis di, a, da p. 123
Sect. III. On the noun p. 125
Sect. IV. On the adjective p. 127
Sect. V. On the pronoun p. 128
Sect. VI. On the verb
Sect. VII. On the participle p. 130
Sect. VIII. On the adverb p. 131
Sect. IX. On the preposition p. 132
Sect. X. On the conjunction p. 133
Sect. XI. On the interjection
Sect. XII. Of some observations on the use of moods p. 134
Chap. IV. Of the irregular and figurative syntax p. 135
Sect. I. Of the figures of the irregular syntax
Sect. II. Of the construction of vice-pronouns, or particles and affixes p. 138
Sect. III. On the transposition of words p. 141
Part IV. Of prosody p. 143
Chap. I. Of pronunciation
Sect. I. Of the Italian accents and their use
Sect. II. Of the apostrophe p. 145
Sect. III. Of long and short syllables p. 146
Sect. IV. Of words that suffer an elision, and those that do not p. 148
Sect. V. Of some observations on the use of the stops p. 149
Chap. II. Of versification p. 151
Sect. I. Of the different species of verses of the Italian language
Sect. II. Of the placing of accents in each sort of verse p. 154
Sonett p. 159
La Scusa
A short collection of words, and phrases p. 161
Some remarks of the best authors on translation in general p. 171
A short collection of rules for the pronunciation p. 175
Sonetto sulla necessità del fatigare e patire per acquisire la virtù p. 182
All’uomo superbo e vano
Inno a Venere di Metastasio p. 183
Errata p. 184
[Fine] p. 184