Studies in medieval linguistic thought : dedicated to Geoffrey L. Bursill-Hall on the occasion of his sixtieth birthday on 15 May 1980 / edited by Konrad Koerner, Hans-J. Niederehe and R.H. Robins.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bursill-Hall, G. L.

Koerner, E. F. K.

Niederehe, Hans-Josef, 1937-

Robins, R. H. (Robert Henry)

Series:

Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science. Studies in the history of linguistics ; Series III, v. 26.

Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science. Series III, Studies in the history of linguistics, 0304-0720 ; v. 26

Language:

Dutch

English

Subjects (All):

Bursill-Hall, G. L.

Linguistics--History--To 1500.

Linguistics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (328 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Medieval linguistic thought.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : J. Benjamins, 1980.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

This volume presents a set of papers on linguistic thought in the Middle Ages. It is complemented by a comprehensive bibliography and indices. The papers in this volume appeared earlier in Historiographia Linguistica 7:1/2 (1980).

Contents:

MEDIEVAL LINGUISTIC THOUGHT; Editorial page; Title page; Copyright page; Table of contents; PREFACE; G. L. BURSILL-HALL: PUBLICATIONS, 1954-1980; 'VERBUM CORDIS' ZUR SPRACHPHILOSOPHIE DES MITTELALTERS; ""CAN I SPEAK MORE CLEARLY THAN I UNDERSTAND?"" A PROBLEM OF RELIGIOUS LANGUAGE IN HENRY OF GHENT, DUNS SCOTUS AND OCKHAM; DISTINGUO MODI SIGNIFICANDI AND COVERT CASE ROLES; IS ""CANIS CURRIT"" UNGRAMMATICAL?GRAMMAR IN ELENCHI COMMENTARIES; UNIVERSAL GRAMMAR ACCORDING TO SOME 12TH-CENTURY GRAMMARIANS; TWO MEDIEVAL CRITICS OF TRADITIONAL GRAMMAR

""LEGERE EST AGERE"": THE FIRST QUAESTIO OF THE FIRST QUAESTIONES-COLLECTION IN THE MS OXFORD, CCC 250ON SOME 12TH AND 13TH CENTURY DOCTRINES OF RESTRICTION; ALBERT THE GREAT ON THE SEMANTICS OF THE CATEGORIES OF SUBSTANCE, QUANTITY, AND QUALITY; THE TEACHING OF LATIN AS A SECOND LANGUAGE IN THE 12TH CENTURY; ADAM WODEHAM ON THE MEANING OF DECLARATIVE SENTENCES; OCCAM ET LES DEMONSTRATIFS*; CAN CONSTRUCTIONS BE CONSTRUED? A PROBLEM IN MEDIEVAL SYNTACTICAL THEORY; MONOLINGUALISM AND MULTILINGUALISM IN THE 14TH CENTURY

EACH MAN'S ASS IS NOT EVERYBODY'S ASS ON AN IMPORTANT ITEM IN 13TH-CENTURY SEMANTICSFUNCTIONAL SYNTAX IN MEDIEVAL EUROPE*; RICHARD LAVENHAM AND THE CAMBRIDGE LOGIC; WILLIAM OF SHERWOOD'S TREATISE ON OBLIGATIONS; MEDIEVAL LINGUISTIC THOUGHT; SUPPLEMENTARY REFERENCES; INDEX OF MANUSCRIPTS; INDEX NOMINUM; INDEX RERUM

Notes:

Spine title: Medieval linguistic thought.

U.S. place of publication stamped on t.p.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

1-280-87966-1

9786613720979

90-272-8098-3

OCLC:

756484652