The mirror of grammar : theology, philosophy and the modistae

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The mirror of grammar : theology, philosophy and the modistae

L.G. Kelly

(Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science, Series 3 . Studies in the history of the language sciences ; v. 101)

John Benjamins, c2002

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Bibliography: p. [215]-223

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Description

Much is known about the grammar of the modistae and about its eclipse; this book sets out to trace its rise. In the late eleventh century grammar became an analytical rather than an exegetical discipline under the impetus of the new theology. Under the impetus of Arab learning the ancient sciences were reshaped according to the norms of Aristotle's Analytics, and developed within a structure of speculative sciences beginning with grammar and culminating in theology. Though the modistae acknowledge Aristotle, Donatus, Priscian and the Arab commentators, their roots also lie in Augustine and Boethius, and they took as much from their scholastic contemporaries as they gave them. This book traces the genesis of a grammar which communicated freely with other speculative sciences, shared their structures and methods, and affirmed its own individuality by defining its object as the causes of language.

Table of Contents

  • 1. Foreword
  • 2. Introduction
  • 3. 1. Vox , Articulation and Porphyry
  • 4. 2. Esse, Intelligere, Consignificare
  • 5. 3. Noun and Pronoun
  • 6. 4. Verb and Participle
  • 7. 5. The Indeclinable Parts of Speech
  • 8. 6. Construction and Syntax
  • 9. Conclusion: Silvering the Mirror of Language
  • 10. References
  • 11. Index Auctoritatum
  • 12. Index Rerum

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  • NCID
    BA57284896
  • ISBN
    • 9027245908
    • 1588111768
  • Country Code
    ne
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Amsterdam
  • Pages/Volumes
    x, 236 p.
  • Size
    23 cm
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