Miriam Joseph, Sister, 1898-1982.,

The trivium : the liberal arts of logic, grammar, and rhetoric : understanding the nature and function of language / [print] by Sister Miriam Joseph ; edited by Marguerite McGlinn. - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Paul Dry Books, (c)2002. - xi, 292 pages ; 25 cm

Originally published: South Bend, Indiana : McClave Print. Company, 1948.

Includes bibliographies and index.

The liberal arts -- The nature and function of language -- General grammar -- Terms and their grammatical equivalents: definition and division -- Propositions and their grammatical expression -- Relations of simple propositions -- The simple syllogism -- Relations of hypothetical and disjunctive propositions -- Fallacies -- A brief summary of induction -- Composition and reading.

Offers a detailed overview of logic, grammar, and rhetoric, discussing general grammar, propositions, syllogisms, enthymemes, fallacies, poetics, figurative language, and metrical discourse.



9780967967509 9781589880139

2001058498

GBA261575 bnb GBA2-61575

010129165 Uk


English language--Rhetoric.
English language--Grammar.
Reading comprehension.
Language and logic.
Critical thinking.

PE1408.M478.T758 2002