σύνταξις/sýntaxis in Apollonius [11], Latin constructio in Priscian; it deals with the sentence as the basic form of meaningful utterances, and with its structure and constituents.
Syntactic analysis is based on the differentiation between the parts of speech and their use as sentence elements or constituents, already developed by the ancient grammarians (μέρη τοῦ λόγου/mérē toû lógou, Lat. partes orationis 'parts of speech': e.g. ὄνομα/ónoma, Lat. vocabulum 'noun'; ῥῆμα/rhêma, Lat. verbum 'verb…
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Gippert, Jost (Frankfurt/Main),
“Syntax”, in:
Brill’s New Pauly, Antiquity volumes edited by: Hubert Cancik and , Helmuth Schneider, English Edition by: Christine F. Salazar, Classical Tradition volumes edited by: Manfred Landfester, English Edition by: Francis G. Gentry.
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