Propuesta crítica para una nueva edición de la Nouvelle methode pour apprendre facilement et en peu de temps la lange espagnole de Claude Lancelot (1660)

Abstract

This paper is a proposal for a critical edition of Nouvelle Methode of the Spanish language, by Claude Lancelot (1660), which takes into account the publishing history of the text and the grammaticographical activity of its author. On the one hand, we study different editions in order to trace its evolution and choose the basic text for the new edition. On the other hand, we defend the relevance of a comparative reading of Lancelot's works based on two premises: firstly, there are cross-references between them (general grammar and grammars of ancient and modern languages); secondly, the Nouvelle Methode [...] espagnole, with its didactic aim and minimum theoretical approach, was conceived as a continuation of his general grammar and his Italian grammar.

Keywords

• historiography of linguistics
• grammaticography
• primary sources
• edition
• Port- Royal.