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The Emergence of Semantics in Four Linguistic Traditions
The
Emergence of Semantics in Four Linguistic Traditions
Hebrew, Sanskrit, Greek, Arabic
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sihols.82
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https://benjamins.com
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https://benjamins.com/catalog/sihols.82
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A01
Wout J. van Bekkum
Bekkum, Wout J. van
Wout J.
van
Bekkum
University of Groningen
2
A01
Jan Houben
Houben, Jan
Jan
Houben
University of Leiden
3
A01
Ineke Sluiter
Sluiter, Ineke
Ineke
Sluiter
Free University Amsterdam
4
A01
Kees Versteegh
Versteegh, Kees
Kees
Versteegh
University of Nijmegen
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eng
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LIN.HOL
History of linguistics
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Semantics
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The aim of this study is a comparative analysis of the role of semantics in the linguistic theory of four grammatical traditions, Sanskrit, Hebrew, Greek, Arabic. If one compares the organization of linguistic theory in various grammatical traditions, it soon turns out that there are marked differences in the way they define the place of ‘semantics’ within the theory. In some traditions, semantics is formally excluded from linguistic theory, and linguists do not express any opinion as to the relationship between syntactic and semantic analysis. In other traditions, the whole basis of linguistic theory is semantically orientated, and syntactic features are always analysed as correlates of a semantic structure. However, even in those traditions, in which semantics falls explicitly or implicitly outside the scope of linguistics, there may be factors forcing linguists to occupy themselves with the semantic dimension of language. One important factor seems to be the presence of a corpus of revealed/sacred texts: the necessity to formulate hermeneutic rules for the interpretation of this corpus brings semantics in through the back door.
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[...] a useful reference in libraries at institutions where history of linguistics and/or philosophy is a subject of serious inquiry.
Randy Harris, University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
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(...) die Autoren verstehen es nicht nur, im Leser Interesse für Semantik zu wecken, sondern bieten auch eine spannende Reise durch Ursprünge religiösen Denkens, Schreibens und Interpretierens.
Gert Thomas Reifarth, National University of Ireland, Galway
05
[...] a particularly valuable contribution to the ever growing literature on the historiography of linguistics and language theory.[...] a serious and throroughgoing discussion of some of the most fundamnetal problems in the theory of semantics, resulting in an extremely interesting volume.
K. Willams, Gent
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Preface
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Section header
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Part I The Hebrew tradition
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Chapter
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1. Introduction
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Chapter
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2. Terminology
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Chapter
5
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3. Intra-Biblical tradition
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1
Chapter
6
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4. Rabbinic exegetical tradition
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JB code
sihols.82.07lan
17
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Chapter
7
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5. Language and exegesis in the medieval Jewish tradition
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JB code
sihols.82.08saa
17
1
Subsection
8
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5.1 Saadiah Gaon
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sihols.82.09tra
21
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Subsection
9
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5.2 Translation technique
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JB code
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23
1
Subsection
10
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5.3 The way towards <i>pěšāṭ</i>
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JB code
sihols.82.11mea
24
1
Subsection
11
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5.4 Meaning in Hebrew grammar and lexicography
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JB code
sihols.82.12the
28
1
Chapter
12
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6. The logical and philosophical tradition of medieval Judaism
10
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JB code
sihols.82.13mos
28
1
Subsection
13
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6.1 Moses Maimonides
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JB code
sihols.82.14the
35
1
Subsection
14
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6.2 The influence of Maimonides
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JB code
sihols.82.15con
39
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Chapter
15
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7. Conclusion
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JB code
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Chapter
16
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8. Suggestions for further reading
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JB code
sihols.82.17bib
41
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Chapter
17
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9. Bibliographical references
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JB code
sihols.82.18par
49
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Section header
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Part II The Sanskrit tradition
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51
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Chapter
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1. Introduction
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JB code
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56
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Chapter
20
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2. Terminology
10
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JB code
sihols.82.21awa
61
1
Chapter
21
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3. Awareness of language and meaning in early Vedic texts and ancillary disciplines
10
01
JB code
sihols.82.22the
61
1
Subsection
22
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3.1 The Vedic hymns
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sihols.82.23the
64
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Subsection
23
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3.2 The Brāhmaṇas and ancillary disciplines
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JB code
sihols.82.24nir
71
1
Chapter
24
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4. Nirukta
“etymology” or “explanation of word meaning through derivation”
10
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JB code
sihols.82.25the
74
1
Chapter
25
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5. The exegetic guidelines of early Mīmāṁsā
10
01
JB code
sihols.82.26gra
84
1
Chapter
26
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6. Grammar and semantics in the early Pāṇinian tradition
10
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JB code
sihols.82.27the
84
1
Subsection
27
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6.1 The role of meanings and semantics in Pāṇini's grammar
10
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JB code
sihols.82.28ear
92
1
Subsection
28
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6.2 Early commentators on Pāṇini's <i>Aṣṭādhyāyī</i>
Kātyāyana and Patañjali
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JB code
sihols.82.29log
98
1
Chapter
29
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7. Logic, ontology and semantics in Nyāya and Vaiśeṣika
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JB code
sihols.82.30the
98
1
Subsection
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7.1 The Vaiśeṣika-system
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JB code
sihols.82.31the
Subsection
31
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7.2 The Nyāya-system
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JB code
sihols.82.32cha
103
1
Chapter
32
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8. Challenging the Brahminical tradition
Buddhists and Jainas
10
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JB code
sihols.82.33the
103
1
Subsection
33
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8.1 The Jainas
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JB code
sihols.82.34the
105
1
Subsection
34
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8.2 The Buddhists
10
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JB code
sihols.82.35bha
110
1
Chapter
35
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9. Bhartṛhari's discussion of linguistic and semantic theories
major issues and parameters
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JB code
sihols.82.36the
112
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Subsection
36
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9.1 The first book of the <i>Vākyapadīya</i>
Introductory matter and the relation between sound, signifier and meaning
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115
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9.2 The second book of the <i>Vākyapadīya</i>
On the primary unit in language
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120
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9.3 The third book of the <i>Vākyapadīya</i>
Philosophical and semantic investigations of grammatical categories pertaining to the words in the sentence
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sihols.82.39dev
123
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Chapter
39
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10. Developments after the <i>Vākyapadīya</i>
<i>apoha</i> “exclusion”, poetics, theories of <i>śābda-bodha</i> “understanding from language”
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Chapter
40
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11. Conclusion
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JB code
sihols.82.41sug
134
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Chapter
41
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12. Suggestions for further reading
10
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JB code
sihols.82.42bib
137
1
Chapter
42
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13. Bibliographical references
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JB code
sihols.82.43par
147
1
Section header
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Part III The Greek tradition
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JB code
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149
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Chapter
44
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1. Introduction
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JB code
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151
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Chapter
45
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2. Terminology
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JB code
sihols.82.46fol
155
1
Chapter
46
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3. Folk linguistics, etymology, magic
The meaning of names
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JB code
sihols.82.47pre
163
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Chapter
47
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4. Pre-Alexandrian exegesis (6th–4th centuries <sc>BCE</sc>)
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sihols.82.48the
168
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Chapter
48
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5. The intellectuals’ debate in the 6th and 5th centuries <sc>BCE</sc> of language, truth, knowledge and reality
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JB code
sihols.82.49pla
177
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Chapter
49
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6. Plato
The limits of language
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JB code
sihols.82.50ari
188
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Chapter
50
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7. Aristotle
The function of language
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JB code
sihols.82.51the
200
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Chapter
51
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8. The Hellenistic period
Philosophy and philology
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JB code
sihols.82.52apo
206
1
Chapter
52
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9. Apollonius Dyscolus
The role of semantics in syntactic theory
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JB code
sihols.82.53aug
210
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Chapter
53
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10. Augustine
Semantics and theology
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JB code
sihols.82.54sem
213
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Chapter
54
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11. Semantics and translation
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JB code
sihols.82.55con
216
1
Chapter
55
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12. Conclusion
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JB code
sihols.82.56sug
218
1
Chapter
56
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13. Suggestions for further reading
10
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JB code
sihols.82.57bib
220
1
Chapter
57
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14. Bibliographical references
10
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JB code
sihols.82.58par
225
1
Section header
58
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Part IV The Arabic tradition
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JB code
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227
1
Chapter
59
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1. Introduction
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233
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Chapter
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2. From speaker to text
The exegetical tradition
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sihols.82.61fro
239
1
Chapter
61
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3. From text to language
Sībawayhi
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JB code
sihols.82.62the
244
1
Chapter
62
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4. The role of semantics in Arabic linguistic theory
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JB code
sihols.82.63the
251
1
Chapter
63
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5. The relationship between logic and grammar
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JB code
sihols.82.64the
259
1
Chapter
64
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6. The relationship between rhetoric and grammar
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JB code
sihols.82.65tow
266
1
Chapter
65
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7. Towards a theory of signification
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JB code
sihols.82.66con
274
1
Chapter
66
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8. Conclusion
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JB code
sihols.82.67sug
277
1
Chapter
67
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9. Suggestions for further reading
10
01
JB code
sihols.82.68bib
279
1
Chapter
68
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10. Bibliographical references
10
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JB code
sihols.82.69mea
285
1
Miscellaneous
69
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Meaning in four linguistic traditions
a comparison
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JB code
sihols.82.70int
285
1
Chapter
70
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1. Introduction
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JB code
sihols.82.71fro
286
1
Chapter
71
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2. From exegesis to semantics
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JB code
sihols.82.72the
287
1
Chapter
72
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3. The role of canonical texts
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JB code
sihols.82.73beg
289
1
Chapter
73
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4. Beginnings of linguistic thought within canonical texts
etymology
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JB code
sihols.82.74exe
290
1
Chapter
74
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5. Exegesis
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JB code
sihols.82.75beg
293
1
Chapter
75
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6. Beginnings of semantic theory
influence from other disciplines—distinction of sound and meaning
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JB code
sihols.82.76the
294
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Chapter
76
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7. The locus of meaning
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JB code
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295
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Chapter
77
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8. Incongruity between form and meaning
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JB code
sihols.82.78the
295
1
Chapter
78
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9. The nature and origin of language
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JB code
sihols.82.79con
296
1
Chapter
79
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10. Contacts between languages
translations
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JB code
sihols.82.80ana
298
1
Chapter
80
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11. An area of disagreement
The status of exegesis
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JB code
sihols.82.81chr
302
1
Miscellaneous
81
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Chronological Table
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JB code
sihols.82.82ind
305
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Miscellaneous
82
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Index of names
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Miscellaneous
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Index of subjects
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Hebrew, Sanskrit, Greek, Arabic
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Wout J. van Bekkum
Bekkum, Wout J. van
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Free University Amsterdam
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LAN009000
v.2006
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LIN.SEMAN
Semantics
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01
The aim of this study is a comparative analysis of the role of semantics in the linguistic theory of four grammatical traditions, Sanskrit, Hebrew, Greek, Arabic. If one compares the organization of linguistic theory in various grammatical traditions, it soon turns out that there are marked differences in the way they define the place of ‘semantics’ within the theory. In some traditions, semantics is formally excluded from linguistic theory, and linguists do not express any opinion as to the relationship between syntactic and semantic analysis. In other traditions, the whole basis of linguistic theory is semantically orientated, and syntactic features are always analysed as correlates of a semantic structure. However, even in those traditions, in which semantics falls explicitly or implicitly outside the scope of linguistics, there may be factors forcing linguists to occupy themselves with the semantic dimension of language. One important factor seems to be the presence of a corpus of revealed/sacred texts: the necessity to formulate hermeneutic rules for the interpretation of this corpus brings semantics in through the back door.
05
[...] a useful reference in libraries at institutions where history of linguistics and/or philosophy is a subject of serious inquiry.
Randy Harris, University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
05
(...) die Autoren verstehen es nicht nur, im Leser Interesse für Semantik zu wecken, sondern bieten auch eine spannende Reise durch Ursprünge religiösen Denkens, Schreibens und Interpretierens.
Gert Thomas Reifarth, National University of Ireland, Galway
05
[...] a particularly valuable contribution to the ever growing literature on the historiography of linguistics and language theory.[...] a serious and throroughgoing discussion of some of the most fundamnetal problems in the theory of semantics, resulting in an extremely interesting volume.
K. Willams, Gent
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Preface
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Section header
2
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Part I The Hebrew tradition
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sihols.82.03int
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Chapter
3
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1. Introduction
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JB code
sihols.82.04ter
4
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Chapter
4
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2. Terminology
10
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JB code
sihols.82.05int
6
1
Chapter
5
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3. Intra-Biblical tradition
10
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JB code
sihols.82.06rab
8
1
Chapter
6
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4. Rabbinic exegetical tradition
10
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JB code
sihols.82.07lan
17
1
Chapter
7
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5. Language and exegesis in the medieval Jewish tradition
10
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JB code
sihols.82.08saa
17
1
Subsection
8
01
5.1 Saadiah Gaon
10
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JB code
sihols.82.09tra
21
1
Subsection
9
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5.2 Translation technique
10
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JB code
sihols.82.10the
23
1
Subsection
10
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5.3 The way towards <i>pěšāṭ</i>
10
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JB code
sihols.82.11mea
24
1
Subsection
11
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5.4 Meaning in Hebrew grammar and lexicography
10
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JB code
sihols.82.12the
28
1
Chapter
12
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6. The logical and philosophical tradition of medieval Judaism
10
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JB code
sihols.82.13mos
28
1
Subsection
13
01
6.1 Moses Maimonides
10
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JB code
sihols.82.14the
35
1
Subsection
14
01
6.2 The influence of Maimonides
10
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JB code
sihols.82.15con
39
1
Chapter
15
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7. Conclusion
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JB code
sihols.82.16sug
40
1
Chapter
16
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8. Suggestions for further reading
10
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JB code
sihols.82.17bib
41
1
Chapter
17
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9. Bibliographical references
10
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JB code
sihols.82.18par
49
1
Section header
18
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Part II The Sanskrit tradition
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JB code
sihols.82.19int
51
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Chapter
19
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1. Introduction
10
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JB code
sihols.82.20ter
56
1
Chapter
20
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2. Terminology
10
01
JB code
sihols.82.21awa
61
1
Chapter
21
01
3. Awareness of language and meaning in early Vedic texts and ancillary disciplines
10
01
JB code
sihols.82.22the
61
1
Subsection
22
01
3.1 The Vedic hymns
10
01
JB code
sihols.82.23the
64
1
Subsection
23
01
3.2 The Brāhmaṇas and ancillary disciplines
10
01
JB code
sihols.82.24nir
71
1
Chapter
24
01
4. Nirukta
“etymology” or “explanation of word meaning through derivation”
10
01
JB code
sihols.82.25the
74
1
Chapter
25
01
5. The exegetic guidelines of early Mīmāṁsā
10
01
JB code
sihols.82.26gra
84
1
Chapter
26
01
6. Grammar and semantics in the early Pāṇinian tradition
10
01
JB code
sihols.82.27the
84
1
Subsection
27
01
6.1 The role of meanings and semantics in Pāṇini's grammar
10
01
JB code
sihols.82.28ear
92
1
Subsection
28
01
6.2 Early commentators on Pāṇini's <i>Aṣṭādhyāyī</i>
Kātyāyana and Patañjali
10
01
JB code
sihols.82.29log
98
1
Chapter
29
01
7. Logic, ontology and semantics in Nyāya and Vaiśeṣika
10
01
JB code
sihols.82.30the
98
1
Subsection
30
01
7.1 The Vaiśeṣika-system
10
01
JB code
sihols.82.31the
Subsection
31
01
7.2 The Nyāya-system
10
01
JB code
sihols.82.32cha
103
1
Chapter
32
01
8. Challenging the Brahminical tradition
Buddhists and Jainas
10
01
JB code
sihols.82.33the
103
1
Subsection
33
01
8.1 The Jainas
10
01
JB code
sihols.82.34the
105
1
Subsection
34
01
8.2 The Buddhists
10
01
JB code
sihols.82.35bha
110
1
Chapter
35
01
9. Bhartṛhari's discussion of linguistic and semantic theories
major issues and parameters
10
01
JB code
sihols.82.36the
112
1
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9.1 The first book of the <i>Vākyapadīya</i>
Introductory matter and the relation between sound, signifier and meaning
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37
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9.2 The second book of the <i>Vākyapadīya</i>
On the primary unit in language
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120
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38
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9.3 The third book of the <i>Vākyapadīya</i>
Philosophical and semantic investigations of grammatical categories pertaining to the words in the sentence
10
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123
1
Chapter
39
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10. Developments after the <i>Vākyapadīya</i>
<i>apoha</i> “exclusion”, poetics, theories of <i>śābda-bodha</i> “understanding from language”
10
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Chapter
40
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11. Conclusion
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Chapter
41
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12. Suggestions for further reading
10
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JB code
sihols.82.42bib
137
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Chapter
42
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13. Bibliographical references
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JB code
sihols.82.43par
147
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Section header
43
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Part III The Greek tradition
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149
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Chapter
44
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1. Introduction
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151
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Chapter
45
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2. Terminology
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155
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Chapter
46
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3. Folk linguistics, etymology, magic
The meaning of names
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JB code
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163
1
Chapter
47
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4. Pre-Alexandrian exegesis (6th–4th centuries <sc>BCE</sc>)
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168
1
Chapter
48
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5. The intellectuals’ debate in the 6th and 5th centuries <sc>BCE</sc> of language, truth, knowledge and reality
10
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JB code
sihols.82.49pla
177
1
Chapter
49
01
6. Plato
The limits of language
10
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JB code
sihols.82.50ari
188
1
Chapter
50
01
7. Aristotle
The function of language
10
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JB code
sihols.82.51the
200
1
Chapter
51
01
8. The Hellenistic period
Philosophy and philology
10
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JB code
sihols.82.52apo
206
1
Chapter
52
01
9. Apollonius Dyscolus
The role of semantics in syntactic theory
10
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JB code
sihols.82.53aug
210
1
Chapter
53
01
10. Augustine
Semantics and theology
10
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JB code
sihols.82.54sem
213
1
Chapter
54
01
11. Semantics and translation
10
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JB code
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216
1
Chapter
55
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12. Conclusion
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JB code
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218
1
Chapter
56
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13. Suggestions for further reading
10
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JB code
sihols.82.57bib
220
1
Chapter
57
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14. Bibliographical references
10
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JB code
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225
1
Section header
58
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Part IV The Arabic tradition
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227
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Chapter
59
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1. Introduction
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Chapter
60
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2. From speaker to text
The exegetical tradition
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239
1
Chapter
61
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3. From text to language
Sībawayhi
10
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JB code
sihols.82.62the
244
1
Chapter
62
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4. The role of semantics in Arabic linguistic theory
10
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JB code
sihols.82.63the
251
1
Chapter
63
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5. The relationship between logic and grammar
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JB code
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259
1
Chapter
64
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6. The relationship between rhetoric and grammar
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266
1
Chapter
65
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7. Towards a theory of signification
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JB code
sihols.82.66con
274
1
Chapter
66
01
8. Conclusion
10
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JB code
sihols.82.67sug
277
1
Chapter
67
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9. Suggestions for further reading
10
01
JB code
sihols.82.68bib
279
1
Chapter
68
01
10. Bibliographical references
10
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JB code
sihols.82.69mea
285
1
Miscellaneous
69
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Meaning in four linguistic traditions
a comparison
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285
1
Chapter
70
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1. Introduction
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286
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Chapter
71
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2. From exegesis to semantics
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287
1
Chapter
72
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3. The role of canonical texts
10
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JB code
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289
1
Chapter
73
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4. Beginnings of linguistic thought within canonical texts
etymology
10
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JB code
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290
1
Chapter
74
01
5. Exegesis
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JB code
sihols.82.75beg
293
1
Chapter
75
01
6. Beginnings of semantic theory
influence from other disciplines—distinction of sound and meaning
10
01
JB code
sihols.82.76the
294
1
Chapter
76
01
7. The locus of meaning
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JB code
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295
1
Chapter
77
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8. Incongruity between form and meaning
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JB code
sihols.82.78the
295
1
Chapter
78
01
9. The nature and origin of language
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JB code
sihols.82.79con
296
1
Chapter
79
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10. Contacts between languages
translations
10
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JB code
sihols.82.80ana
298
1
Chapter
80
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11. An area of disagreement
The status of exegesis
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JB code
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302
1
Miscellaneous
81
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Chronological Table
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305
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Miscellaneous
82
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Index of names
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311
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Miscellaneous
83
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Index of subjects
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The Emergence of Semantics in Four Linguistic Traditions
The
Emergence of Semantics in Four Linguistic Traditions
Hebrew, Sanskrit, Greek, Arabic
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Wout J. van Bekkum
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Wout J.
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University of Groningen
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Jan Houben
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The aim of this study is a comparative analysis of the role of semantics in the linguistic theory of four grammatical traditions, Sanskrit, Hebrew, Greek, Arabic. If one compares the organization of linguistic theory in various grammatical traditions, it soon turns out that there are marked differences in the way they define the place of ‘semantics’ within the theory. In some traditions, semantics is formally excluded from linguistic theory, and linguists do not express any opinion as to the relationship between syntactic and semantic analysis. In other traditions, the whole basis of linguistic theory is semantically orientated, and syntactic features are always analysed as correlates of a semantic structure. However, even in those traditions, in which semantics falls explicitly or implicitly outside the scope of linguistics, there may be factors forcing linguists to occupy themselves with the semantic dimension of language. One important factor seems to be the presence of a corpus of revealed/sacred texts: the necessity to formulate hermeneutic rules for the interpretation of this corpus brings semantics in through the back door.
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[...] a particularly valuable contribution to the ever growing literature on the historiography of linguistics and language theory.[...] a serious and throroughgoing discussion of some of the most fundamnetal problems in the theory of semantics, resulting in an extremely interesting volume.
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Section header
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Part I The Hebrew tradition
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Chapter
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1. Introduction
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2. Terminology
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3. Intra-Biblical tradition
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4. Rabbinic exegetical tradition
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5. Language and exegesis in the medieval Jewish tradition
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5.1 Saadiah Gaon
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5.2 Translation technique
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5.3 The way towards <i>pěšāṭ</i>
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11
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5.4 Meaning in Hebrew grammar and lexicography
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28
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Chapter
12
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6. The logical and philosophical tradition of medieval Judaism
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28
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Subsection
13
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6.1 Moses Maimonides
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35
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Subsection
14
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6.2 The influence of Maimonides
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39
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Chapter
15
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7. Conclusion
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40
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Chapter
16
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8. Suggestions for further reading
10
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JB code
sihols.82.17bib
41
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Chapter
17
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9. Bibliographical references
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sihols.82.18par
49
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Section header
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Part II The Sanskrit tradition
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Chapter
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1. Introduction
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56
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Chapter
20
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2. Terminology
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61
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Chapter
21
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3. Awareness of language and meaning in early Vedic texts and ancillary disciplines
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Subsection
22
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3.1 The Vedic hymns
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Subsection
23
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3.2 The Brāhmaṇas and ancillary disciplines
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71
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Chapter
24
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4. Nirukta
“etymology” or “explanation of word meaning through derivation”
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74
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Chapter
25
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5. The exegetic guidelines of early Mīmāṁsā
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84
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Chapter
26
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6. Grammar and semantics in the early Pāṇinian tradition
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84
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27
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6.1 The role of meanings and semantics in Pāṇini's grammar
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92
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Subsection
28
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6.2 Early commentators on Pāṇini's <i>Aṣṭādhyāyī</i>
Kātyāyana and Patañjali
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98
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29
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7. Logic, ontology and semantics in Nyāya and Vaiśeṣika
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7.1 The Vaiśeṣika-system
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7.2 The Nyāya-system
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103
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32
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8. Challenging the Brahminical tradition
Buddhists and Jainas
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103
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Subsection
33
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8.1 The Jainas
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105
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Subsection
34
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8.2 The Buddhists
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110
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Chapter
35
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9. Bhartṛhari's discussion of linguistic and semantic theories
major issues and parameters
10
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112
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Subsection
36
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9.1 The first book of the <i>Vākyapadīya</i>
Introductory matter and the relation between sound, signifier and meaning
10
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JB code
sihols.82.37the
115
1
Subsection
37
01
9.2 The second book of the <i>Vākyapadīya</i>
On the primary unit in language
10
01
JB code
sihols.82.38the
120
1
Subsection
38
01
9.3 The third book of the <i>Vākyapadīya</i>
Philosophical and semantic investigations of grammatical categories pertaining to the words in the sentence
10
01
JB code
sihols.82.39dev
123
1
Chapter
39
01
10. Developments after the <i>Vākyapadīya</i>
<i>apoha</i> “exclusion”, poetics, theories of <i>śābda-bodha</i> “understanding from language”
10
01
JB code
sihols.82.40con
131
1
Chapter
40
01
11. Conclusion
10
01
JB code
sihols.82.41sug
134
1
Chapter
41
01
12. Suggestions for further reading
10
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JB code
sihols.82.42bib
137
1
Chapter
42
01
13. Bibliographical references
10
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JB code
sihols.82.43par
147
1
Section header
43
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Part III The Greek tradition
10
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JB code
sihols.82.44int
149
1
Chapter
44
01
1. Introduction
10
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JB code
sihols.82.45ter
151
1
Chapter
45
01
2. Terminology
10
01
JB code
sihols.82.46fol
155
1
Chapter
46
01
3. Folk linguistics, etymology, magic
The meaning of names
10
01
JB code
sihols.82.47pre
163
1
Chapter
47
01
4. Pre-Alexandrian exegesis (6th–4th centuries <sc>BCE</sc>)
10
01
JB code
sihols.82.48the
168
1
Chapter
48
01
5. The intellectuals’ debate in the 6th and 5th centuries <sc>BCE</sc> of language, truth, knowledge and reality
10
01
JB code
sihols.82.49pla
177
1
Chapter
49
01
6. Plato
The limits of language
10
01
JB code
sihols.82.50ari
188
1
Chapter
50
01
7. Aristotle
The function of language
10
01
JB code
sihols.82.51the
200
1
Chapter
51
01
8. The Hellenistic period
Philosophy and philology
10
01
JB code
sihols.82.52apo
206
1
Chapter
52
01
9. Apollonius Dyscolus
The role of semantics in syntactic theory
10
01
JB code
sihols.82.53aug
210
1
Chapter
53
01
10. Augustine
Semantics and theology
10
01
JB code
sihols.82.54sem
213
1
Chapter
54
01
11. Semantics and translation
10
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JB code
sihols.82.55con
216
1
Chapter
55
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12. Conclusion
10
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JB code
sihols.82.56sug
218
1
Chapter
56
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13. Suggestions for further reading
10
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JB code
sihols.82.57bib
220
1
Chapter
57
01
14. Bibliographical references
10
01
JB code
sihols.82.58par
225
1
Section header
58
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Part IV The Arabic tradition
10
01
JB code
sihols.82.59int
227
1
Chapter
59
01
1. Introduction
10
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JB code
sihols.82.60fro
233
1
Chapter
60
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2. From speaker to text
The exegetical tradition
10
01
JB code
sihols.82.61fro
239
1
Chapter
61
01
3. From text to language
Sībawayhi
10
01
JB code
sihols.82.62the
244
1
Chapter
62
01
4. The role of semantics in Arabic linguistic theory
10
01
JB code
sihols.82.63the
251
1
Chapter
63
01
5. The relationship between logic and grammar
10
01
JB code
sihols.82.64the
259
1
Chapter
64
01
6. The relationship between rhetoric and grammar
10
01
JB code
sihols.82.65tow
266
1
Chapter
65
01
7. Towards a theory of signification
10
01
JB code
sihols.82.66con
274
1
Chapter
66
01
8. Conclusion
10
01
JB code
sihols.82.67sug
277
1
Chapter
67
01
9. Suggestions for further reading
10
01
JB code
sihols.82.68bib
279
1
Chapter
68
01
10. Bibliographical references
10
01
JB code
sihols.82.69mea
285
1
Miscellaneous
69
01
Meaning in four linguistic traditions
a comparison
10
01
JB code
sihols.82.70int
285
1
Chapter
70
01
1. Introduction
10
01
JB code
sihols.82.71fro
286
1
Chapter
71
01
2. From exegesis to semantics
10
01
JB code
sihols.82.72the
287
1
Chapter
72
01
3. The role of canonical texts
10
01
JB code
sihols.82.73beg
289
1
Chapter
73
01
4. Beginnings of linguistic thought within canonical texts
etymology
10
01
JB code
sihols.82.74exe
290
1
Chapter
74
01
5. Exegesis
10
01
JB code
sihols.82.75beg
293
1
Chapter
75
01
6. Beginnings of semantic theory
influence from other disciplines—distinction of sound and meaning
10
01
JB code
sihols.82.76the
294
1
Chapter
76
01
7. The locus of meaning
10
01
JB code
sihols.82.77inc
295
1
Chapter
77
01
8. Incongruity between form and meaning
10
01
JB code
sihols.82.78the
295
1
Chapter
78
01
9. The nature and origin of language
10
01
JB code
sihols.82.79con
296
1
Chapter
79
01
10. Contacts between languages
translations
10
01
JB code
sihols.82.80ana
298
1
Chapter
80
01
11. An area of disagreement
The status of exegesis
10
01
JB code
sihols.82.81chr
302
1
Miscellaneous
81
01
Chronological Table
10
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JB code
sihols.82.82ind
305
1
Miscellaneous
82
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Index of names
10
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JB code
sihols.82.83ind
311
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Miscellaneous
83
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Index of subjects
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