· 2013
The Philosophy of Grammar
- 974citations
- 2013year
Short summary
Otto Jespersen's "The Philosophy of Grammar" offers a comprehensive exploration of grammatical concepts, moving beyond prescriptive rules to analyze language as a living, evolving system.
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Key points
- Grammar is presented as a living, evolving system rather than a static set of rules.
- The work systematically analyzes core grammatical concepts including parts of speech, sentence structure (nexus), and ranks.
- Key grammatical categories such as case, number, person, sex/gender, comparison, time/tense, and mood are thoroughly examined.
- The book explores the relationship between language and thought through the classification of utterances and the analysis of direct/indirect speech and negation.
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Abstract
1. Living grammar 2. Systematic grammar 3. Systematic grammar (continued) 4. Parts of speech 5. Substantive and adjectives 6. Parts of speech (concluded) 7. The three ranks 8. Junction and nexus 9. Various kinds of nexus 10. Nexus-substantives. Final words on nexus 11. Subject and predicate 12. Object. Active and passive 13. Case 14. Number 15. Number (concluded) 16. Person 17. Sex and Gender 18. Comparison 19. Time and tense 20. Time and tense (concluded 21. Direct and indirect speech 22. Classification of utterances 23. Moods 24. Negation 25. Conclusion
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