1845 | Sweet's life |
1877 | Life of Palmer |
1885 | Sonnenschein founds the Birmingham Grammatical Society |
1890 | Birth of Firth |
1911 | JCGT's report published |
1921 | 'The Teaching of English in England' (the Newbolt Report) published. |
1959 | Quirk sets up the Survey of English Usage |
1960 | Death of Firth |
1977 | Van Ek's 'Waystage' published |