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Record Nr.

UNINA9910826796003321

Autore

Luhtala Anneli

Titolo

Grammar and philosophy in late antiquity : a study of Priscian's sources / / Anneli Luhtala

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : J. Benjamins Pub., c2005

ISBN

1-283-31201-8

9786613312013

90-272-7512-2

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (181 p.)

Collana

Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science. Series III, Studies in the history of the language sciences, , 0304-0720 ; ; v. 107

Disciplina

415/.09/015

Soggetti

Grammar, Comparative and general - History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

GRAMMAR AND PHILOSOPHY IN LATE ANTIQUITY: A STUDY OF PRISCIAN'S SOURCES; Editorial page; Title page; Copyright page; Table of contents; PREFACE; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. PHILOSOPHICAL TRADITION; 3. THE ALEXANDRIAN GRAMMARIANS; 4. HELLENISTIC SYNCRETISM; 5. LATIN GRAMMARIANS; 6. PRISCIAN; 7. THE STATUS OF THE EIGHT PARTS OF SPEECH; 8. AUGUSTINE; GENERAL CONCLUSIONS; REFERENCES; INDEX AUCTORUM; INDEX RERUM

Sommario/riassunto

This book examines the various philosophical influences contained in the ancient description of the noun. According to the traditional view, grammar adopted its philosophical categories in the second century B.C. and continued to make use of precisely the same concepts for over six hundred years, that is, until the time of Priscian (ca. 500). The standard view is questioned in this study, which investigates in detail the philosophy contained in Priscian's Institutiones grammaticae. This investigation reveals a distinctly Platonic element in Priscian's grammar, which has not been recogni