Studies in medieval linguistic thought [[electronic resource] ] : 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

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910781727403321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : J. Benjamins, 1980
• ISBN: 1-280-87966-1; 9786613720979; 90-272-8098-3
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (328 p.)
• Collana: Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science. Series III, Studies in the history of linguistics, , 0304-0720 ; ; v. 26
• Altri autori (Persone): Bursill-HallG. L; KoernerE. F. K; NiedereheHans-Josef <1937->; RobinsR. H (Robert Henry)
• Disciplina: 410/.9
• Soggetti: Linguistics - History - To 1500
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Olandese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Spine title: Medieval linguistic thought.; U.S. place of publication stamped on t.p.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: 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
• Sommario/riassunto: 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).