Abstract: The orthographic theories of Abel Matthieu and Louis Meigret seem to embody two opposing attitudes, “graphocentric” and “phonocentric”, towards writing. Based on a reconstructed polemic between the two authors concerning superfluous letters, this article seeks to demonstrate how the priority given to either the graphic code or the phonic code of the language predetermines the posture of the grammarian in the sixteenth century for or against the reform of spelling.
Series: Symposiums, seminars, and conferences on the European Renaissance, n° 111
CLIL theme: 4027 -- SCIENCES HUMAINES ET SOCIALES, LETTRES -- Lettres et Sciences du langage -- Lettres -- Etudes littéraires générales et thématiques
EAN:9782406104148
ISBN:978-2-406-10414-8
ISSN: 2261-1851
DOI: 10.15122/isbn.978-2-406-10414-8.p.0127
Publisher: Classiques Garnier
Online publication: 03-29-2021
Language: French
Keyword: Renaissance, Humanisme, linguistique, histoire des théories linguistiques, histoire de l’orthographe française, graphocentrisme, phonocentrisme
