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

• Autore: Luhtala Anneli
• Pubblicazione: Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : J. Benjamins Pub., c2005
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (181 p.)
• Disciplina: 415/.09/015
• Soggetto topico: Grammar, Comparative and general - History
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Grammar and philosophy in late antiquity
• ISBN: 1-283-31201-8; 9786613312013; 90-272-7512-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910781721803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science. : Series III, . -Studies in the history of the language sciences ; ; v. 107.