Sentence examples for speculative grammar from inspiring English sources

Speculative grammar, a linguistic theory of the Middle Ages, especially the second half of the 13th century.

Nevertheless, speculative grammar was more coherent and theoretical than any previous grammar, and its proponents investigated ideas still of interest today, such as deep structure, the incorporation of meaning into grammatical systems, and universals.

Thus, in his later writings, he divided semeiotic into speculative grammar, logical critic, and speculative rhetoric (also called "methodeutic").

This is representative of early speculative grammar as it developed in Paris during the first half of the thirteenth century.

By speculative grammar Peirce understood the analysis of the kinds of signs there are and the ways that they can be combined significantly.

Moreover, Peirce handled the notion of indexical reference under the heading of speculative grammar and not under the heading of speculative rhetoric, whereas the topic certainly belongs to Morris's pragmatics.

Speculative grammarians took over Priscian grammar but relabeled the parts of speech to show their "modes of signifying".

The search by speculative grammarians for a universal grammar has been criticized as the result of their shortsightedness: the privileged, predominant position of Latin in their culture made "universality" seem more likely.

In accordance with this belief, speculative grammarians searched for a universal grammar, valid for all languages despite the "accidents" of their differences.

According to this ordering, the sciences of language come first and grammar first among them followed by the speculative and active sciences ethics first, then mechanics.

Paige: Grammar!