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modistae

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study of grammar

  • Structural description of the sentence “The man will hit the ball,” assigned by the rules of a simple phrase-structure grammar.
    In grammar: Ancient and medieval grammars

    The modistae, grammarians of the mid-13th to mid-14th century who viewed language as a reflection of reality, looked to philosophy for explanations of grammatical rules. The modistae sought one “universal” grammar that would serve as a means of understanding the nature of being. In 17th-century France…

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  • Wilhelm von Humboldt
    In linguistics: The European Middle Ages

    …the “speculative grammar” of the modistae, who were so called because the titles of their works were often phrased De modis significandi tractatus (“Treatise Concerning the Modes of Signifying”). For the development of the Western grammatical tradition, work of this genre was the second great milestone after the crystallization of…

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