What Graeco-Roman grammar was about

This title explains how the grammarians of the Graeco-Romance world perceived the nature and structure of the languages they taught. The volume focuses primarily on the early centuries AD, a time when the Roman Empire was at its peak; in this period, a grammarian not only had a secure place in the a...

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Main Author: Matthews, Peter 1934-2023 (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Oxford Oxford University Press 2019
In:Year: 2019
Reviews:[Rezension von: Matthews, Peter, 1934-2023, What Graeco-Roman grammar was about] (2020) (Prothro, James B., 1986 -)
Edition:First edition
Series/Journal:Oxford scholarship online
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Greek language / Latin / Grammar
Further subjects:B Latin language Grammar
B Greek language ; Grammar
B Latin language ; Grammar
B Greek Language Grammar
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
Parallel Edition:Non-electronic
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Summary:This title explains how the grammarians of the Graeco-Romance world perceived the nature and structure of the languages they taught. The volume focuses primarily on the early centuries AD, a time when the Roman Empire was at its peak; in this period, a grammarian not only had a secure place in the ancient system of education, but could take for granted an established technical understanding of language. By delineating what that ancient model of grammar was, P.H. Matthews highlights both those aspects that have persisted to this day and seem reassuringly familiar, such as 'parts of speech', as well as those aspects that are wholly dissimilar to our present understanding of grammar and language. The volume is written to be accessible to students of linguistics from undergraduate level upwards, and assumes no knowledge of Latin or Ancient Greek.
ISBN:0191868469
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780198830115.001.0001