ERC Advanced Grant · 2023
All modern histories of Western linguistics start with its Greek origins (5th - 3rd cent. BC) and then, after mentioning the Latin Republican polymath Varro (1st cent. BC), jump several centuries to explore only some prominent, late figures (4th - 6th cent. AD). The aim of the LiTeRA project is to provide a holistic perspective on the birth and configuration of Roman linguistic science (2nd cent. BC - 3rd cent. AD), an essential moment in the evolution of Western culture. Although we have inherited valuable sources from the late Latin grammatical tradition, this project will shed light on the overlooked works of the preceding Republican and early imperial periods, a vast body of texts,…
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