History Of Linguistic Thought In The Early Middle Ages (studies In The History Of The Language Sciences)

Surveys of linguistics in the Middle Ages often begin with the twelfth century, dismissing the preceding six centuries as 'devoid of originality' or 'dependent upon Donatus and Priscian'. This collection of articles devoted to linguistics in the early Middle Ages attempts to redress the balance by presenting a variety of approaches to new and controversial questions. The volume opens with a study of the historiography of early medieval grammar, with a bibliography of primary and secondary literature. The history of linguistic doctrine is discussed in articles dealing with Virgilius Maro Grammaticus, with the Irish contribution to the analysis of Latin, and with the Carolingian grammarians. A paper discussing a grammar from late Anglo-Saxon England ( Beatus quid est ) offers new insights into pedagogical techniques and the integration of literary texts into grammar teaching. The attitudes towards varieties of Latin in late antique and early medieval grammars are discussed in a wider context of cultural history. Finally, the volume includes two articles on the transmission of the grammars of the later Roman Empire to the early Middle Ages (Priscian and Dynamius). The Historiography Of Grammar In The Early Middle Ages ; Grammar In The Early Middle Ages : A Bibliography / Viven Law -- History Of Linguistics, 'standard Latin', And Pedagogy / Mark Amsler -- Beatus Quid Est And The Study Of Grammar In Late Anglo-saxon England / Martha Bayless -- The Linguistic Preoccupations Of The Glossators Of The St Gall Priscian / Rijcklof Hofman -- Fragments Carolingiens De La Grammaire De Dynamius (ms. Darmstadt 3303) / Colette Jeudy -- Syntax And Dilectic In Carolingian Commentaries On Priscian's Institutiones Grammaticae / Anneli Luhtala -- Prician's Institutio De Nomine Et Pronomine Et Verbo In The Ninth Century / Marina Passalacqua -- A Proposito Delle Dottrine Graminnaticali Di Virgilio Marone / Giovanni Polara -- Erchanbert And The Interpolator : A Christian Ars Minor At Freising (clm 6414) / Vivien Law. Edited By Vivien Law. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes. This collection of articles devoted to linguistics in the early Middle Ages presents a variety of approaches to current and controversial questions in the field. Topics covered include the historiography of early medieval grammar and the history of linguistic doctrine.