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Project code: 6-03-067

The Ancient Inheritance of Linguistics and Semiotics

Main researcher: ŠKILJAN, DUBRAVKO (78262)

Assistants

ANDRIJAŠEVIĆ, MARIN (156790)

Type of research: basic
Duration from: 01/01/91. to 12/31/95.

Papers on project (total): 0

Institution name: Filozofski fakultet - Humanističke znanosti, Zagreb (130)
Department/Institute: Department of General Lingustics and Oriental Studies
Address: Ivana Lučića 3
City: 10000 - Zagreb, Croatia

Communication: Phone: 385 (0)1 6210 115; Fax: 385 (0)1 513 834; Phone: 385 (0)1 6120 209

Summary: The aim of research is to examine the basic epistemological and methodological presuppositions of linguistics and semiotics by means of the analysis of the works of Presocratics, Aristotle, Stoics, Dionysius Thrax, Cicero, Varro and Quintilian, in comparison with contemporary linguistic and semiotic theories. In this way it will be created a basis for the survey of the history of "ancient" linguistics and semiotics, considered as sources of modern sciences of the same name.

Keywords: history of linguistics, history of semiotics, rhetorics, grammar, philosophy of language, theory of language, theory of sign, antiquity

Research goals: The purpose of research is to recognize the elements of ancient philosophical, grammatical and rhetorical theories, which are relevant to modern linguistics and semiotics, and to interpret them from the standpoint of contemporary theories: in this way the modern theories would be reinterpreted too. The results of the research will be manifested on the theoretical level as a virtual transformation of the contemporary state of knowledge on language and signs and as an examination of its axiomatically postulated epistemological foundations. On a second level, we shall obtain informations about the history of linguistic and semiotic theories, as well as about the european sources of these two sciences. On a third level, the general knowledge of ancient civilizations will be enlarged.

COOPERATION - INSTITUTIONS

Name of institution: Laboratoire d'histoire des theories linguistiques, Universite Paris 7
Type of institution: University/Faculty
Type of cooperation: Systematic exchange of information
City: 75 - Paris, Francuska

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