Table of contents
Acknowledgementsv
Table of Contentsvii
0. Introduction1
Part I The Heritage of Ars Grammatica
1.0 Sanctius' Life and the 16th-Century Grammatical Heritage7
2.0 The Graeco-Roman and Medieval Traditions21
3.0 Grammatical Theory in the Renaissance53
4.0 The Judaeo-Arabic Tradition83
Part II Synopsis of the 1587 Minerva
5.0 Book I The Parts of Speech97
6.0 Book II The Syntax of Nouns119
7.0 Book III The Syntax of Verbs and Particles135
8.0 Book IV Figurative Syntax and Semantics167
Part III Sanctius' Linguistic Theory
9.0 Philosophical Approach to Language201
10.0 Logical Structure and Logical Rules209
11.0 The Parts of Speech and the Role of Meaning221
12.0 The Basic Semantic Postulates229
13.0 Summary and Conclusions235
Endnotes243
References259
Index of Names279
Index of Subjects289