General and Rational Grammar
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General and Rational Grammar is a 17th-century French linguistic treatise from the Port-Royal school that seeks to explain the universal, rational principles underlying all human languages.
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| instanceOf |
book
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linguistic treatise → work of linguistics → |
| aim |
to explain universal, rational principles underlying all human languages
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| approach |
general grammar
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philosophical grammar → |
| associatedWithMonastery |
Port-Royal-des-Champs
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| associatedWithSchool |
Port-Royal school
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| category |
17th-century books
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French non-fiction books → grammars of general scope → linguistics books → |
| concernedWith |
general principles common to all languages
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logical structure of propositions → relationship between thought and language → |
| countryOfOrigin |
France
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| focus |
rational structure of language
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universal principles of language → |
| genre |
grammatical treatise
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| historicalSignificance |
foundational work of the Port-Royal tradition in grammar
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major contribution to early universal grammar theories → |
| influenceOn |
history of linguistics
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modern linguistic theory → philosophy of language → theories of universal grammar → |
| intellectualContext |
17th-century French philosophy
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Cartesian rationalism → |
| language |
French
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| method |
rational analysis of language
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| originalTitle |
Grammaire générale et raisonnée
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| period |
Early Modern period
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| publicationCentury |
17th century
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| subject |
grammar
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linguistics → philosophy of language → |
| theoreticalOrientation |
rationalist linguistics
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universal grammar → |
| title |
General and Rational Grammar
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Port-Royal Grammar
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Port-Royal-des-Champs
("Grammaire générale et raisonnée")
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General and Rational Grammar
("Grammaire générale et raisonnée")
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Jansenist abbey of Port-Royal
("Grammaire générale et raisonnée")
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General and Rational Grammar
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