Thomas's von Erfurt

Thomas's von Erfurt lived around 1300 in Erfurt and were there Magister Regiens and rector of the schools St.Severi and St.Jakob.

Thomas is particularly due to his occupation also Language logic admits become. Its Tractatus de modis significandi (often under the alternative title Grammatica speculativa admits), which one up to the beginning 20. Century for a work of the Duns Scotus held, is considered as high point sucked. mode tables language theory. Thomas tries therein, the mutual relations of language, To determine intellect and except-linguistic reality, in order to set the grammar to a scientific basis.

According to Thomas is one pars orationis, D.h. a word as a component of a sentence, not only a sound body (vox) with a certain meaning (significatio); to the respective meanings always also certain connotations step. Like that are in the name Vergilius apart from the concrete "meaning" (we would speak in this case of "reference") the further regulations "substance", "humans", "maskulin", "individually" etc.. contained. This Konnotationen becomes with the term modes significandi ("designation ways") designates; they are the the subject of the grammar.

Those modes significandi a word are as it were the representatives certain modes essendi ("its ways") within the range of the except-linguistic reality, those the language by the intellect, more exactly said: through again appropriate modes intelligendi ("perception ways"), are mediated. Language is understood to that extent as image of the except-linguistic reality.

Literature

  • Grave man, M. 1943. Thomas's von Erfurt and the language logic of the medieval Aristotelismus. Munich.
  • Gabler, D. 1987. The semantic and syntactic functions in the Tractatus "De modis significandi sive grammatica speculativa" Thomas's von Erfurt. Berne [ u.A.]. (ISBN 3-261-03622-2)
  • Glei, R.F. 2001. The Grammatica speculativa Thomas's von Erfurt (around 1300), in: W. Ax (Hrsg.), Of elegance and Barbarei. Latin grammar and Stilistik in Renaissance and baroque (= Wolfenbuetteler research 94), 11-27.

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