Publications

The legacy of Priscian and the doctrine of syntax in the Medieval Grammars  (2021)

Authors:
Cotticelli, Paola
Title:
The legacy of Priscian and the doctrine of syntax in the Medieval Grammars
Year:
2021
Type of item:
Contributo in volume (Capitolo o Saggio)
Tipologia ANVUR:
Contributo in volume (Capitolo o Saggio)
Language:
Inglese
Format:
A Stampa
Book Title:
Apollonius Dyscole et Priscien TRansmettre, Traduire, interpréter. èléments d'une histoire problématique
Publisher:
Brepols publisher
ISBN:
978-2-503-59608-2
Page numbers:
155-174
Keyword:
History of Syntax, Medieval grammars, conjunctions, Priscian, partes orationis, metalanguage of linguistics
Short description of contents:
There are several gaps in the history of linguistics especially in the field of the origin of syntax. In spite of what one may find in the literature, syntax belonged to speculation on language and to the point of the interplay of grammar, rhetoric, and logic even up to the earliest phases of the modern age. The history of Western linguistic thought shows us that, at least until the Renaissance, the Trivium referred to the canonical ‘eight partes orationis’ rooted in the principles codified by Priscianus. The goal of our work is to trace a path of a doctrine of syntax within a concealed tradition, or, at least, in a tradition that was not given the importance such as it deserves in the history of linguistics. In particular, following some preliminary studies, we will first analyse the coniunctiones as partes orationis (relating to their original Greek label syndesmos) and provide an overview on the functions of specific syntactic categories, expressed e.g. through the participle (ad/con)nectens and ordinans, combined with either sententia / sententiae (sg. or pl.) or dictio or again elocutio.
Product ID:
124714
Handle IRIS:
11562/1056819
Last Modified:
November 6, 2022
Bibliographic citation:
Cotticelli, Paola, The legacy of Priscian and the doctrine of syntax in the Medieval Grammars Apollonius Dyscole et Priscien TRansmettre, Traduire, interpréter. èléments d'une histoire problématiqueBrepols publisher2021pp. 155-174

Consulta la scheda completa presente nel repository istituzionale della Ricerca di Ateneo IRIS

Related projects
Title Department Managers
PRIN 2017 - Le parti del discorso incontrano la retorica: alla ricerca della sintassi, nella continuità tra Medioevo ed Età moderna Department Culture e Civiltà Paola Cotticelli
<<back

Activities

Research facilities

Share