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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      05 June 2019
      20 June 2019
      ISBN:
      9781108671972
      9781108480666
      9781108727815
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108671972
      Dimensions:
      (228 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.5kg, 252 Pages
      Dimensions:
      (229 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.39kg, 254 Pages
      • Subjects:
      Classical Studies, Classical Literature, Ancient Philosophy
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    Classical Studies, Classical Literature, Ancient Philosophy
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    A familiar theme in Greek philosophy, largely due to the influence of Plato's Cratylus, linguistic naturalism (the notion that linguistic facts, structures or behaviour are in some significant sense determined by nature) constitutes a major but under-studied area of Roman linguistic thought. Indeed, it holds significance not only for the history of linguistics but also for philosophy, stylistics, rhetoric and more. The chapters in this volume deal with a range of naturalist theories in a variety of authors including Cicero, Varro, Nigidius Figulus, Posidonius, and Dionysius of Halicarnassus. The result is a complex and multi-faceted picture of how language and nature were believed to interrelate in the classical Roman world.

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    • Chapter 1 - Posidonius’ Linguistic Naturalism and Its Philosophical Pedigree
      pp 15-45
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