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   modistae
   (from the article `grammar`) The modistae, grammarians of the mid-13th to mid-14th century who viewed language as a reflection of reality, looked to philosophy for explanations ... Certainly the most obviously interesting theorizing to be found in this period is contained in the `speculative grammar...
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   Modistae
   The Modistae (also called Modists or speculative grammarians) were the members of a school of grammarian philosophy known as Modism, active in northern France, Germany, Britain and Denmark in the 13th and 14th centuries. Their influence was felt much less in the southern part of Europe, where the s...
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