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  • Chapter 3 - The Second Level of Lexis

  • Ana Kotarcic, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium
  • Book:
    Aristotle on Language and Style
    Published online:
    30 October 2020
    Print publication:
    12 November 2020, pp 73-98

  • Summary

    Building directly on the linguistic elements and the language theory discussed in Chapter 2, Chapter 3 deals with the second level of lexis by focusing on the ἀρχὴ τῆς λέξεως (the foundation of lexis), i.e. Aristotle’s remarks regarding individuals’ use of linguistic elements as determined by sociolinguistic factors. The chapter has three sections, each of which examines Aristotle’s claims within lexis in a different social context.

  • Chapter 2 - The First Level of Lexis

  • Ana Kotarcic, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium
  • Book:
    Aristotle on Language and Style
    Published online:
    30 October 2020
    Print publication:
    12 November 2020, pp 39-72

  • Summary

    Chapter 2 begins with an outline of the four passages in which Aristotle introduces the three pillars of lexis and then moves on to two sections in which the first, i.e. ἅπασα λέξις (the entirety of lexis), is discussed. This first level of lexis includes the linguistic elements treated under the notion of lexis and Aristotle’s theory of language. These not only present Aristotle’s thoughts on language as an abstract system, but they also form the most fundamental level upon which the remainder of Aristotle’s thoughts on the concept of lexis are based.