Title:
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Juan Luis Vives and Richard Mulcaster: a humanist view of language
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Author:
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O'Neill, Maria
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Notes:
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Humanist writers were multifaceted and thcir writings eclectic, delving into a wide range of fields of enquiry Many issues wcre raised and addressed, pursued ur abandoned, uftcn unsystematically. ‘[his hetcrogeneity has frequently lcd tu the neglect of specific facets of authurs who have gained renuwn in uthcr fzelds. ‘[his 1 believe tu be the case fur Richard Mulcaster and Juan Luis Vives, whuse contribution tu language Éhcory has been eclipsed by their rclatively mudem views un educatiun.
‘[heir views un language merit mure attention, if not fur their originality as such, at least fur te testimony they pruvide uf a periud in transition. ‘[he work uf these
authors show 1mw views un language evolved thruughout te periud mié convey a sense uf its dynamic character. Profoundly cunservative attitudes coexist with
progressive unes and, tliough ruoted in the past, thcy strain tuwards a new vision uf
the nature and functioning uf language in human sucicty. |
Subject(s):
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-Vives, Joan Lluís, 1492-1540 -Mulcaster, Richard |
Rights:
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(c) Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 1998
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Document type:
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Published by:
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Universidad Complutense de Madrid
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