History of linguistic thought in the early Middle Ages / edited by Vivien Law.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Law, Vivien.

Series:

Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science. Studies in the history of the language sciences ; Series III, v. 71.

Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science. Series III, Studies in the history of the language sciences, 0304-0720 ; v. 71

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Linguistics--History.

Linguistics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (263 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : J. Benjamins, 1993.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

Surveys of linguistics in the Middle Ages often begin with the twelfth century, dismissing the preceding six centuries as 'devoid of originality' or 'dependent upon Donatus and Priscian'. This collection of articles devoted to linguistics in the early Middle Ages attempts to redress the balance by presenting a variety of approaches to new and controversial questions.The volume opens with a study of the historiography of early medieval grammar, with a bibliography of primary and secondary literature. The history of linguistic doctrine is discussed in articles dealing with Virgilius Maro Grammat

Contents:

HISTORY OF LINGUISTIC THOUGHT: IN THE EARLY MIDDLE AGES; Editorial page; Title page; Copyright page; Table of contents; FOREWORD; THE HISTORIOGRAPHY OF GRAMMAR IN THE EARLY MIDDLE AGES; GRAMMAR IN THE EARLY MIDDLE AGES: A BIBLIOGRAPHY; HISTORY OF LINGUISTICS, 'STANDARD LATIN', AND PEDAGOGY; BEATUS QUID EST AND THE STUDY OF GRAMMAR IN LATE ANGLO-SAXON ENGLAND; THE LINGUISTIC PREOCCUPATIONS OF THE GLOSSATORS OF THE ST GALL PRISCIAN; FRAGMENTS CAROLINGIENS DE LA GRAMMAIRE DE DYNAMIUS; SYNTAX AND DIALECTIC IN CAROLINGIAN COMMENTARIES ON PRISCIAN'S INSTITUTIONES GRAMMATICAE

PRISCIAN'S INSTlTUTIO DE NOMINE ET PRONOMINE ET VERBO IN THE NINTH CENTURYA PROPOSITO DELLE DOTTRINE GRAMMATICALI DI VIRGILIO MARONE; ERCHANBERT AND THE INTERPOLATOR: A CHRISTIAN ARS MINOR AT FREISING (CLM 6414); GENERAL INDEX; INDEX OF MANUSCRIPTS

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

1-283-31292-1

9786613312921

90-272-7687-0

OCLC:

756484605