Syntactic Theory in the High Middle Ages: Modistic Models of Sentence Structure
(Part of the Cambridge Studies in Linguistics Series)
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In this study Michael Covington considers the origins and development of the theories of sentence structure formulated by the Modistae, a group of grammarians and logicians who flourished in Paris between about 1270 and 1310. Some of the concepts of the medieval theoretical framework, notably government and dependency, have survived to the present day, and Dr Covington introduces insights from modern grammatical theories where appropriate. Nevertheless...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0521109558
ISBN13:9780521109550
Release Date:April 2009
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Length:172 Pages
Weight:0.25 lbs.
Dimensions:0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"
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