History of linguistics: ancient grammarians

What is linguistics?

• Linguistics is the scientific study of language.

• Linguistics is NOT the scientific discipline that investigates the origin, evolution and structure of language

• Linguistics study the thoughts.

How is the language used?

• It is used to express behaviors.

• Language is used to communicate and express ideas, feelings.

• All of them

Who wrote the oldest of the memorized religious texts in Sanskrit?

• Panini

• Aristotle

Is it true that The Vedas, the oldest of the memorized religious text in Sanskrit, date from a.c 12000?

• Yes, it is true.

• No, it is false.

Odyssey and Iliad were written by?

• Plato

• Homer

• Panini

Alpha and Omega are the first and last letters of the alphabet. Which alphabet?

• Greek alphabet

• Indian alphabet

• English alphabet

How many basic word classes does Thrax identify?

• 6

• 8

• 12

Which school provided a major force in ancient Greek linguistics?

• Stoic School of grammar

• Medieval school

What is the name of the principal exponent of the Roman linguistic?

• Marcus Terentius Varro

• Aristotle

What is an example of derived words?

• Car's

• Sun= Sunny