“Order of Things” and “Order of Words” in Priscian: Grammatical and Logical-Ontological Arguments in the Division and Ordering of Word Classes in De Constructione (Ars GL 2, 116.9-121.15)
The partes orationis (parts of speech) were of paramount importance in the Greek and Latin grammatical traditions. Not only did Priscian discuss them from the point of view of syntax in his De constructione, but he also displayed them in a new arrangement, partially following the Apollonius Dyscolus...
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Histoire Épistémologie Langage
2022
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| Sumario: | The partes orationis (parts of speech) were of paramount importance in the Greek and Latin grammatical traditions. Not only did Priscian discuss them from the point of view of syntax in his De constructione, but he also displayed them in a new arrangement, partially following the Apollonius Dyscolus' Perì Syntáxeōs (second century). In this article, we intend to analyze the reasons the Latin grammarian puts forward to justify this new ordering. As he defends the new disposition given to the parts of speech in his grammar, he comes up with theoretical remarks on the notion of order (ordo). By analyzing the passage GL 2, 116.9-121.15 from the Ars Prisciani, we propose to understand the place and the importance of the different analytical criteria mobilized by the grammarian in his discussion, criteria which are both linguistic and logical-ontological. |
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