{"id":3991,"date":"2026-01-19T20:02:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-19T19:02:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/u-paris.fr\/linguistique\/?page_id=3991"},"modified":"2026-07-03T15:20:21","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T13:20:21","slug":"m1s1-history-of-linguistic-theories","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/u-paris.fr\/linguistique\/en\/m1s1-history-of-linguistic-theories\/","title":{"rendered":"History of linguistic theories (Master S1\/S3 Class)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=\u00a0\u00bb1&Prime; _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb3.22.1&Prime;][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb3.22.1&Prime;][et_pb_column type=\u00a0\u00bb4_4&Prime; _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb3.22.1&Prime;][et_pb_post_title meta=\u00a0\u00bboff\u00a0\u00bb _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb3.22.1&Prime;][\/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb3.22.1&Prime;]<\/p>\n<h4>Basic information<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Credits: 3<\/li>\n<li>Format: 2.5 hours weekly<\/li>\n<li>2026-2027 instructors: <a href=\"https:\/\/htl.cnrs.fr\/equipe\/otto-zwartjes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Otto Zwartjes<\/a><\/li>\n<li>2026-2027 schedule: Tuesdays, 16:30-18:30, room 147<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/moodle.u-pariscite.fr\/course\/view.php?id=13665\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Moodle page<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Description<\/h4>\n<p>This course aims to provide a general overview of the development of linguistic theories, mainly focusing on grammars and dictionaries and the formation of linguistic tools in the Western tradition, particularly since the Greco-Roman Antiquity. It draws on a selection of foundational texts from Antiquity, the Renaissance, the grammatisation of European vernacular languages, and, simultaneously, the documentation of non-European languages worldwide (16th-18th centuries) and the birth of comparative linguistics or comparative grammar (19th century). Secondly, this course also offers an initial insight into other descriptive traditions worldwide, such as the Arabic, Hebrew and Chinese grammatical traditions, and the &lsquo;circulation of linguistic knowledge&rsquo; in Europe (in particular, the dissemination of knowledge about Asian languages during the 16th-19th centuries, such as Chinese, Vietnamese, and Japanese). In particular, it examines how the discovery of non-Western languages during the early modern period and the 19th century contributed to shaping linguistic theory development further.<\/p>\n<h4>Prerequisites<\/h4>\n<p>None.<\/p>\n<h4>Learning outcomes<\/h4>\n<p>On successful completion of this course, students should be able to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0Apply the theoretical foundation (The Greco-Latin framework and the concept of \u201cGrammaire latine \u00e9tendue) as explained during the CM sessions in the assignments, the presentation, and the final essay.<\/li>\n<li>Demonstrate familiarity with the methodology and tools for research in the field of the History of Language Sciences.<\/li>\n<li>Theoretically substantiate a chosen topic, using the relevant literature.<\/li>\n<li>Through the chosen case study, the student demonstrates the ability to apply this theoretical framework.<\/li>\n<li>Demonstrate scientific skills in the presentation and the final project, such as correct citation, paraphrasing, summarizing, analyzing, and referencing sources.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Basic information Credits: 3 Format: 2.5 hours weekly 2026-2027 instructors: Otto Zwartjes 2026-2027 schedule: Tuesdays, 16:30-18:30, room 147 Moodle page Description This course aims to provide a general overview of the development of linguistic theories, mainly focusing on grammars and dictionaries and the formation of linguistic tools in the Western tradition, particularly since the Greco-Roman&hellip; <a class=\"continue\" href=\"https:\/\/u-paris.fr\/linguistique\/en\/m1s1-history-of-linguistic-theories\/\">Lire la suite<span> History of linguistic theories (Master S1\/S3 Class)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":609,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"coauthors":[114],"class_list":["post-3991","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/u-paris.fr\/linguistique\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3991","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/u-paris.fr\/linguistique\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/u-paris.fr\/linguistique\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/u-paris.fr\/linguistique\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/609"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/u-paris.fr\/linguistique\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3991"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/u-paris.fr\/linguistique\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3991\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6807,"href":"https:\/\/u-paris.fr\/linguistique\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3991\/revisions\/6807"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/u-paris.fr\/linguistique\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3991"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/u-paris.fr\/linguistique\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=3991"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}