An ablative for the Greeks

A grammar dispute in Tübingen (1585/1586) and its implications

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ID3955451
AuthorsRobert Van Rooy (0000-0003-3739-8465, KU Leuven, corresponding author)
Year2020
Volume47
Issue2-3
Pages137-168
Publication date2020-12-31
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueHistoriographia Linguistica (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0302-5160 • E-ISSN: 1569-9781
PublisherJohn Benjamins Publishing Company (PUBLISHER • NL)
DOI10.1075/hl.00067.roo
OpenAlexW3121416760
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited25

In this article, I discuss a grammar dispute that took place between Philipp Nicodemus Frischlin and Martin Crusius in Tübingen in the winter of 1585/1586. I argue that their diverging views on the ablative case reflect a disagreement on two levels, in addition to their obvious personal rivalry: (1) the foundations of grammar, which Frischlin based on meaning rather than form, following J. C. Scaliger, and (2) contrasting attitudes toward the Greek people and heritage. Additionally, I discuss Frischlin's views on the article and the optative mood, while also tracing a popular misquote from Scaliger's work to Frischlin

Ablative case · Art · Epistemology · Grammar · Greeks · Linguistics · Literature · Meaning (existential · Rivalry · Classics · Historical Linguistics and Language Studies · History · Linguistic research and analysis · Linguistics and language evolution · Medicine · Philosophy

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