Abstract
The lecture focused on the development, analysis, and exemplification of various linguistic theories from the very beginning to the present day. We will begin chronologically from the earliest attested Indic grammatical treatises (Pāṇini, Patañjali, Yaska, et al.) and continued chronologically along important milestones.
The next grammatical tradition which was subjected to deeper scrutiny was that of classical antiquity, including the works of Greek (e. g. Aristotle, Dionysius Thrax) and Latin (Marcus Terentius Varro, Paulus ex Festo, Aelius Donatus, Priscian etc.) scholars.
The lectures consisted of the theoretical part, where there were elucidate the theory and terms used by the various grammatographers, and the practical part, in which selected topics (and portions of the grammatographical work) were analysed and discussed. This double method is essential for understanding the character of each linguistic theory from both sides.
During the course, participants also acquired practical knowledge of the functioning of processes and linguistic phenomena which play a substantial role in single linguistic schools. The course was primarily intended for students of linguistics and individual philologies, but was suitable for anybody interested in the history and evolution of various linguistic schools.