Geoffrey L. Bursill-Hall
List of John Benjamins publications in which Geoffrey L. Bursill-Hall is involved.
Book series
ISSN 0168-2555
Titles
De Ortu Grammaticae: Studies in medieval grammar and linguistic theory in memory of Jan Pinborg
Edited by Geoffrey L. Bursill-Hall, Sten Ebbesen and E.F.K. Koerner †
The Danish scholar Jan Pinborg (1937-1982) made outstanding contributions to our understanding of medieval language study. The papers in this volume clearly demonstrate the wealth of Pinborg's scholarly interests and the extent of his influence.Though centered on medieval theories of grammar and… read more[Studies in the History of the Language Sciences, 43] 1990. x, 372 pp.
The History of Grammar in the Middle Ages: Collected Papers. With a select bibliography, and indices
Richard William Hunt (1908–1979)
This volume brings together a number of papers written by R. W. Hunt (1908-1979) on the history of grammar in the Middle Ages. The importance of these papers lies almost as much in the spark of scholarly investigation that they have inspired, as in their contribution to original research. The first… read more[Studies in the History of the Language Sciences, 5] 1980. xxxvi, 214 pp.
1994 The Byzantine Grammarians: Their place in history. By R. H. Robins Historiographia Linguistica 21:3, pp. 439–447 | Review
1990 Introduction De Ortu Grammaticae: Studies in medieval grammar and linguistic theory in memory of Jan Pinborg, Bursill-Hall, Geoffrey L., Sten Ebbesen and E.F.K. Koerner † (eds.), pp. 1–16 | Miscellaneous
1989 Medieval Priscian commentaries: Introduction and bibliography Historiographia Linguistica 16:1/2, pp. 89–130 | Miscellaneous
1981 Medieval donatus commentaries Historiographia Linguistica 8:1, pp. 69–97 | Article
The rich treasure-house of unedited grammatical material, some of which has already been reported, held in various manuscript collections dating from the Middle Ages contains a number of versions of the grammatical works of Donatus and more than 200 commentaries, most of them anonymous, on… read more
1980 Introduction The History of Grammar in the Middle Ages: Collected Papers, Hunt, Richard William (1908–1979), pp. ix–xxvi | Introduction
1979 Johannes De Garlandia: Additional Manuscript Material Historiographia Linguistica 6:1, pp. 77–86 | Miscellaneous
1977 Teaching Grammars of the Middle Ages: Notes on the Manuscript Tradition Historiographia Linguistica 4:1, pp. 1–29 | Article
Grammar enjoyed a privileged position in the medieval curriculum; along with the other members of the Trivium it provided a thorough foundation which probably accounts for much of the intellectual success of the medieval schoolmen. This article discusses the material used in the Middle Ages for… read more
1976 Johannes De Garlandia – Forgotten Grammarian and the Manuscript Tradition Historiographia Linguistica 3:2, pp. 155–177 | Article
John of Garland (fl. early 13th century) was a prolific writer of grammatical treatises and teaching texts and yet he has been almost completely neglected by the historian of linguistics. He was however recognised in his own day and for some time afterwards as a scholar and teacher of some… read more