Blank David L. Ancient Philosophy and Grammar: The Syntax of Apollonius Dyscolus

Chico, California: Scholars Press, 1982. — 135 p. — (American classical studies 10).The present study attempts to show that a distinction between technical and philosophical grammar is not applicable to the Syntax of Apollonius Dyscolus, since this work is founded on and utilizes theories concerning the origin of language, the epistemological status of linguistic data, the manner in which
language performs its semantic function and the way in which expressions are said to be "correct." As such this study will focus on one work of one grammarian, but I believe that it has significance for the study of other ancient grammarians and also for the reconstruction of the linguistic theories of the ancient philosophers.