Chapters in this book

1. Prelim pages i
2. Acknowledgements v
3. Table of Contents vii
4. 0. Introduction 1
5. Part I The Heritage of Ars Grammatica
6. 1.0 Sanctius' Life and the 16th-Century Grammatical Heritage 7
7. 2.0 The Graeco-Roman and Medieval Traditions 21
8. 3.0 Grammatical Theory in the Renaissance 53
9. 4.0 The Judaeo-Arabic Tradition 83
10. Part II Synopsis of the 1587 Minerva
11. 5.0 Book I The Parts of Speech 97
12. 6.0 Book II The Syntax of Nouns 119
13. 7.0 Book III The Syntax of Verbs and Particles 135
14. 8.0 Book IV Figurative Syntax and Semantics 167
15. Part III Sanctius' Linguistic Theory
16. 9.0 Philosophical Approach to Language 201
17. 10.0 Logical Structure and Logical Rules 209
18. 11.0 The Parts of Speech and the Role of Meaning 221
19. 12.0 The Basic Semantic Postulates 229
20. 13.0 Summary and Conclusions 235
21. Endnotes 243
22. References 259
23. Index of Names 279
24. Index of Subjects 289