This document discusses several notable linguists and their contributions to the field of linguistics. It describes how Panini formulated the foundation of Sanskrit grammar with Ashtadhyayi. It discusses how Greek syntax involved manipulating grammatical elements. It provides details on Marcus Terentius Varro's work with early Latin poets and commentary on ancient language. It summarizes key aspects of theories and works by Thomas of Erfurt, Manuel Chrysoloras, James Burnett, Rasmus Rask, Ferdinand de Saussure, Edward Sapir and Benjamin Whorf, and Noam Chomsky that helped shape the field.

1. Of Noteworthy Linguists
Presented By.
Sanchez, Kenneth Jay F
Ferolino, Charez A.
Medina, Madelyn P. .

3. Cuneiform
The word "cuneiform" derives from the Latin word
"cuneus," which means "wedge-shaped" in reference
to the way the writing style appears. It's a complex
system made up of hundreds of signs, some of
which stand for syllables and others for words.

4. • Ashtadhyayi, formulated by Dakshiputra Panini,
is the foundation of Sanskrit grammar is the
extensive semantics and syntax. Ashtadhyayi is a
highly technical technique that is systematized.

6. • Greek syntax was the manipulation of
grammatical elements that existed in dependence
on word forms, such as gender or number, in order
to produce the "congruence" or "regularity"
(katallêlotês) of a sentence when combined.

8. Marcus Terentius Varro
• In addition to producing editions of the early Latin
poets Ennius and Lucilius, he also offered
commentary on the antiquated language used in the
Twelve Tables, the first Roman legal code, which at
the time had attracted some linguistic curiosity.

9. The Grammatica Speculativa
• The most important and advanced of the medieval
speculative grammatical treatises of Thomas of
Erfurt. It includes a formal syntactic theory that
derives syntactic from semantic categories and
connects structure to meaning.

11. Manuel Chrysoloras
• He used a personal method of teaching that
consisted in part in the discussion between the
students of the translation of Greek works. He
authored a Greek Grammar that had a wide
circulation as textbook.

12. • His teaching influenced the art criticism of
Renaissance by relating art works to literary
works and by insisting on the importance of
the artist as the efficient cause of Art and
the public as the intelligent agent.

14. James Burnett, Lord Monboddo
• Analyzed numerous languages and deduced logical
elements of the evolution of human languages.
Today he is considered to be a founder of modern
comparative historical linguistics, linking it with
biological evolution.

16. Dane R. Rask
• Rasmus Rask's methodology in historical/comparative
linguistics focused on systematic language comparison,
recognizing shared cognates among different languages,
and utilizing linguistic reconstruction techniques. This
approach aimed to unveil the historical development and
relationships between languages, forming a fundamental
basis for the study of linguistic evolution.

18. Ferdinand de Saussure
• Ferdinand de Saussure's concept of arbitrariness
underscores that the link between a word's form
and its meaning is not predetermined but
established through collective agreement within a
linguistic community.

20. • The Sapir–Whorf hypothesis, also known as the
linguistic relativity hypothesis, refers to the proposal
that the particular language one speaks influences the
way one thinks about reality. This hypothesis posits
that the structure and vocabulary of a language shape
and influence the way its speakers perceive and think
about the world.

22. • Noam Chomsky's generative grammar,
beyond its linguistic impact, has found
application in computer science,
particularly in the development of
programming languages and artificial
intelligence algorithms.

23. These people in the field of linguistics have shaped
and diversified the field through their theories and
contributions, providing insights into the nature,
acquisition, and development of language.

24. • https://www.indianetzone.com/55/ashtadhyayi_by_panini.htm
• https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/social-sciences/greek-language
• https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/The-syntactic-theory-of-Thomas-of-Erfurt
• https://www.thecollector.com/cuneiform-writing-how-clay-and-reeds-changed-the-world/
• http://journalppw.com
• https://www.researchgate.net/publication/302883192_Manuel_Chrysoloras
• https://www.jstor.org/stable/40916397
• https://www.modlingua.com/blogs/1348-ferdinand-de-saussure-founder-of-modern-
linguistics.
• https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/psychology/sapir-whorf-hypothesis
• https://www.thoughtco.com/what-is-generative-grammar-1690894
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