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Record Nr.

UNINA9910965306503321

Titolo

The emergence of semantics in four linguistic traditions : Hebrew, Sanskrit, Greek, Arabic / / Wout Van Bekkum ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : John Benjamins, 1997

ISBN

1-282-16304-3

9786612163043

90-272-9881-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (337 p.)

Collana

Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science. Series III, Studies in the history of the language sciences ; ; v. 82

Altri autori (Persone)

BekkumWout Jac. van

Disciplina

401/.43

Soggetti

Rabbinical literature - History and criticism

Hebrew language - Semantics

Sanskrit language - Semantics

Greek language - Semantics

Arabic language - Semantics

Semantics, Comparative

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 (p. [323-326]) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

THE EMERGENCE OF SEMANTICS IN FOUR LINGUISTIC TRADITIONS; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; PREFACE; Contents; Part One THE HEBREW TRADITION; Part Two THE SANSKRIT TRADITION; Part Three THE GREEK TRADITION; Part Four THE ARABIC TRADITION; Meaning in four linguistic traditions: a comparison; Chronological table; Index of Names; Index of Subjects; The series Studies in the History of the Language Sciences

Sommario/riassunto

The aim of this study is a comparative analysis of the role of semantics in the linguistic theory of four grammatical traditions, Sanskrit, Hebrew, Greek, Arabic. If one compares the organization of linguistic theory in various grammatical traditions, it soon turns out that there are marked differences in the way they define the place of 'semantics' within the theory. In some traditions, semantics is formally excluded from linguistic theory, and linguists do not express any opinion as to the relationship between syntactic and semantic analysis. In other



traditions, the whole basis of linguisti