A new English grammar prescribing as certain rules as the languages will bear, for forreners to learn English : ther is also another grammar of the Spanish or Castilian toung, with some special remarks upon

Title

A new English grammar prescribing as certain rules as the languages will bear, for forreners to learn English : ther is also another grammar of the Spanish or Castilian toung, with some special remarks upon

Author

Howell, James, 1594?-1666.

Publication

London :: Printed for T. Williams; H. Brome, and H. Marsh,

1662.

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Subject terms

English language -- Grammar -- Early works to 1800.

Spanish language -- Grammar -- Early works to 1800.

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Contents

• frontispiece
• dedication
• title page
• title page
• To the Sagacious REDER.
• The severall parts wherof this BOOK consists.
• half title
• The English Grammar.
  • Of the English letters, with their pronunciation, and som special remarks upon them.
  • ABCDEFGHIKLMNOPQ RSTVWXYZ.
    • A.
    • E.
    • I.
    • O.
    • V.
    • W.
    • Y.
  • Of Dipthongs.
  • Of the Consonants.
    • B.
    • C.
    • D.
    • F.
    • G.
    • H.
    • K.
    • L.
    • M.
    • N.
    • P.
    • Q.
    • R.
    • S.
    • T.
    • X.
    • Z.
  • Of Syllabes or Syllables.
  • Of the Parts of Speech in the English Toung.
  • Of Nouns.
  • Of a Verb.
  • Of the two Auxiliary Verbs, I have yo he ò tengo, and I am yo soy.
  • The Conjugation of the Verb I have.
    • Present tense.
    • Preterimperfect tense.
    • Preterperfect tense.
    • Future tense.
    • The Imperatif or commanding Mood.
    • The Optatif or wishing Mood. Present tense.
    • Preterperfect tense.
    • The Subjunctif Mood. Present tense.
    • Infinitif Mood.
    • The Auxiliary Verb I am. The Indicative or declaratory Mood. Present tense.
    • Preterimperfect tense.
    • Preterperfect tense.
    • Future tense.
    • The Imperative or commanding Mood.
    • The Optatif or wishing Mood. Present tense.
    • Preterperfect tense.
    • The Conjunctive Mood. Present tense.
    • Preterperfect tense.
    • The Infinitif Mood.
  • An Instance for the declining of a Verb both Actif and Passif in English, may serve for all other.
    • The Present tnse.
    • The Preterimperfect tense.
    • The Aorist or Preterperfect tense.
    • The Preterpluperfect tense. Here the Verb, I am, turns to the auxiliary Verb, I have.
    • The Future tense.
    • The Imperatif or Mood of command.
    • The Optatif or wishing Mood.
    • The Preterperfect tense.
    • The Conjunctif Mood.
    • Preterimperfect tense.
    • The Infinitif Mood.
    • Adverbs.
    • Interjections.
    • Prepositions.
    • Conjunctions.
    • Of the points of Words and Sentences.
• Gramatica Inglesa.
  • De las Letras Ingleses, y de su pronunciacion, con ciertas observaciones sobre ellas.
  • ABCDEFGHIKLMNOPQ RSTVWXYZ
    • A.
    • E.
    • I.
    • O.
    • V.
    • W ò doble uu.
    • Y.
  • De los Dipthongos.
  • De los Consonantes.
    • B.
    • C.
    • D.
    • F.
    • G.
    • H.
    • K.
    • L.
    • M.
    • N.
    • P.
    • Q.
    • R.
    • S.
    • T.
    • X.
    • Z.
  • De las Sylabas.
  • De las partes de Oracion en la Lengua Inglesa.
  • De Nombre.
  • Del Verbo.
  • La Conjugacion del Verbo, I have yo hè.
    • El tiempo presente.
    • El tiempo preterito imperfecto.
    • El tiempo preterperfecto.
    • El tiempo futuro.
    • El Modo Imperativo ò de mandàr.
    • El Modo Optativo, ò de dessear. El tiempo presence. Oxala.
    • El tiempo imperfect.
    • El Modo Subjunctivo. El tiempo presente.
  • El Modo ayudadoro Yo soy.
    • El tiempo presente.
    • El tiempo preterimperfecto.
    • El tiempo preterperfecto.
    • El tiempo futuro.
    • El Modo Imperativo ò para mandar.
    • El Modo Optativo ò de dessear. El tiempo presente.
    • El tiempo preterperfecto.
    • El Modo Conjuctivo. El tiempo presente.
    • El tiempo preterperfecto.
    • El Modo Infinitivo.
  • Una Instancia para declinar un Verbo Activo assivo en Ingles, que pueda servir por los demas.
    • El iempo presente.
    • El tiempo Preterimperfecto.
    • El Aoristo ò tiempo preterperfecto.
    • El tiempo Preterpluperfecto. Donde ser torna en el Verbo Ayudodòr aver.
    • El tiempo futuro.
    • El Modo Imperativo ò de comandar.
    • El Modo Optativo ò de dessear. El tiempo presente. Oxala ò plega a Dios.
    • El tiempo preterperfecto.
    • El Modo Conjunctivo. El tiempo presente.
    • El tiempo preterimperfecto.
    • El Modo Infinitivo.
    • Los Adverbios.
    • Interjeciones.
    • Preposiciones.
    • Conjunciones.
    • De los puntos de palabras y sentencias.
      • Vpon His late Majesties Decollation.
      • Vpon CHARLES the First, .
  • Of divers superfluous Letters in the English Orthography; And som Solaecisms discover'd in the common practice of the Language.
    • Touching the Premises let the Reder observe this Exampel.
    • The same written as 'tis commonly pronounc'd.
• half title
• El Abolengo de la Lengua Española ò Castellana.
• The Pedigree of the Spanish or Casti∣lian Toung.
• A Grammar of the Spanish or the Castilian Toung.
  • Of the Spanish Alphabet.
    • The Masculin Article is declin'd thus:
    • The Feminin Article is declin'd thus.
    • The Neuter thus:
    • Of Nouns, and their Genders, and Terminations.
    • Of the Declensions of Nouns substantifs proper and common.
    • Examples of proper Nouns.
    • Instances in common Nouns.
    • Of Noune Adjectifs, and of their Declensions.
    • Of the words mucho, poco, harto; much, little, enough.
    • Of the Spanish Diminutifs.
    • Of Numerical Nouns, and of their Terminations.
    • Of Pronouns.
    • section
    • The Pronoun El is declin'd thus:
    • Of Pronouns Possessifs.
    • Este declin'd.
    • Esse or essa, aqueste or aquesse this very same are declin'd alike.
    • Of Pronouns Relatifs.
    • Of me, te, se, the Reciprocal Pronouns.
    • Of Verbs.
    • The Indicatif Mood. Present tense.
    • Preterperfact tense.
    • Perfect tense.
    • Perfect indefinit.
    • Future tense.
    • The Imperatif Mood.
    • The Optatif Mood.
    • The Conjunctif Mood. Si, o si: If, o if.
    • Present tense.
    • Perfect tense.
    • Pluperfect tense.
    • Future tense.
    • The Infinitif Mood.
    • The Indicatif Mood. Present tense.
    • Imperfect tense▪
    • Perfect tense.
    • Perfect indefinit.
    • Preterpluperfect tense.
    • Future tense.
    • The second Future tense of ser and estar.
    • The Imperatif Mood.
    • The Optatif and Conjunctif Moods. Present tense.
    • Imperfect tense.
    • Future tense.
    • The Infinitif Mood.
    • The Variation of Buscar to seek, being of the first Conjugation.
    • Imperfect tense.
    • Perfect definit.
    • Perfect indefinit.
    • Plusquam perfect.
    • Future tense.
    • The second Future.
    • The Imperatif Mood.
    • The Optatif and Conjunctif Moods. Present tense.
    • Imperfect tense.
    • Pluperfect tense.
    • The Incertain tense.
    • Future tense.
    • The Infinitif Mood.
    • The Indicatif Mood.
    • Imperfect tense.
    • Perfect tense.
    • Indefinit perfect.
    • Future tense.
    • The second Future tense, wherof every Verb is capable.
    • The Imperatif Mood.
    • The Optatif and Conjunctif Moods. Present tense.
    • Imperfect tense.
    • Pluperfect tense.
    • Incertain tense.
    • Future tense.
    • The Infinitif Mood.
    • The Indicatif Mood of Entendèr, to understand, Present tense.
    • Imperfect tense.
    • Perfect tense.
    • Perfect indefinit.
    • Plusquam perfect tense.
    • Future tense.
    • The second Future tense.
    • The Imperatif Mood.
    • The Optatif and Subjunctif Moods. Present tense.
    • Imperfect tense.
    • Plusquam perfect.
    • Future tense.
    • The Infinitif Mood.
    • The Indicatif Mood. Present tense.
    • Imperfect tense.
    • Perfect tense.
    • Pluperfect tense.
    • Future tense.
    • The second Future tense.
    • The Imperatif Mood.
    • The Optatif and Conjunctif Moods.
    • Imperfect tense.
    • Pluperfect tense.
    • Future tense.
    • The Infinitif Mood.
    • Irregular Verbs of the first Conjugation in ar, and their Gerund in ado.
    • Irregular Verbs of the second Conjugation ending in er, and their Gerund in ido.
    • Irregular Verbs of the third or last Conjugation end∣ing in it or yr, and their Gerunds also in ido.
    • They are declin'd thus:
    • Of Verbs Impersonals.
    • Of the Indeclinable parts of Speech.
    • Of Adverbs.
    • Local Adverbs, or of place.
    • Separatif Adverbs.
    • Adverbs of intention.
    • Adverbs Personals and Appelatifs.
    • Adverbs of election.
    • Adverbs of haste.
    • Adverbs of similitudes.
    • Irregular Adverbs.
    • Of the Prepositions.
    • Prepositions which serve the Accusatif.
    • Adverbs of number.
    • Adverbs of quantity.
    • Adverbs of quality.
    • Adverbs of negation.
    • Of affirmatif Adverbs.
    • Adverbs Optatif, or of wishing.
    • Adverbs of admonition.
    • Demonstratif Adverbs.
    • Adverbs of order.
    • Remissif Adverbs.
    • Adverbs of doubt.
    • Interrogatif Adverbs.
    • Adverbs Congregatif.
    • Separatif or Adverbs of exception.
    • Of Conjunctions.
    • Of Interjections.
  • A Collection of som difficult Words and Phrases which are meer Spanicisms or Idioms of the Castilian Toung.
    • Of the words fulano, hulano, çutano.
  • These Expressions also touching the disposition of the Wether are remarkable in the Spanish.
    • Of the Spanish Accents.
  • Carta compuesta de ciertos Frasis y Idiòmas, peculiares y propios a la Lengua Castellana.
• half title
• LA PERAMBULACION DE España y de Portugàl; En un Discurso entre CARLOS y FELIPE.
• THE PERAMBULATION OF Spain and Portugal; In a Discours 'twixt CHARLES and PHILIP.
• Carta COMPVESTA de Ochenta y dos REFRANES, Concurrientes Todos, PARA LA CONSERVATIÒN DE LA Salùd Umana.
• Fourscore SPANISH PROVERBS couch'd in one Familiar LETTER, Concurring All to one congruous Sense, AND Conducing to the Preservation OF Human Health.
• A CHAIN Of above Threescore old English PROVERBS, couch'd in one Familiar LETTER, And conducing all to one Subject or Sense: Rendred into Spanish.
• Cadena de mas de sesenta Refranes Ingleses, Puestos en una CARTA FAMILIAR, Concurrientes todos A un Sentido, y rendidos en Castellano.
• OF THE Portugues Language, OR SVB-DIALECT, &c.
• A Short DICTIONARY OR, CATALOG Of such Portuges Words That have no Affinity with the SPANISH.
• conclusion