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Prolegomena meaning

plural of prolegomenon

Using Prolegomena

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of prolegomenon
  • In the example corpus, prolegomena often appears in combinations such as: prolegomena to, the prolegomena.

Context around Prolegomena

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 20.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 5 start, 3 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

ellen 1× harrison 1×

Often after:

finds 1×

Sentence patterns with Prolegomena

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

example the prolegomena in mombert 1× jane ellen prolegomena to the 1× jane harrison prolegomena finds this 1× lists a prolegomena or introductory 1× part ii prolegomena to cardinal 1× prolegomena to the 1× work is prolegomena to a 1× wrote the prolegomena to any 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

cf harrison jane 1× for example the 1× for instance coxe 1× his best known 1× jane harrison prolegomena 1× part ii prolegomena 1×

Common sentence endings:

calculus of language 1× its main views 1× of greek religion 1× physiology 28 vols 1× the hebrew original 1× the proper context 1×

Words around Prolegomena

Just before it in the word index:

prole 6 prolatio 2 prolate 4 prolapsed 4 prolapse 10 prolactin 10

Just after it in the word index:

prolegomenon 2 prolegs 8 prolepsis 3 proleptic 10 proles 6 proletarian 33

Similar in corpus frequency:

aargau 11 abacos 11 abboud 11 abbreviate 11 abdelkader 11 abdomens 11

Corpus analysis for Prolegomena

  • In this selection, "prolegomena" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 20.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, ellen, harrison and finds stand out and add context to how "prolegomena" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include example the prolegomena in mombert and jane ellen prolegomena to the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "prolegomena" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with prolegomena

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Part II Prolegomena to cardinal arithmetic. (6 words)

Prolegomena to the Study of Greek Religion. (7 words)

Cf. Harrison, Jane Ellen, Prolegomena to the Study of Greek Religion, Chapter II, The Pithoigia, pp. 42–43. (18 words)

Longer example sentences

Jane Harrison (Prolegomena) finds this to be a simple cautionary tale directed at young girls carrying the cista in the Thesmophoria rituals, to discourage them from opening it outside the proper context. (32 words)

His best known work is Prolegomena to a Theory of Language, which was expanded in Résumé of the Theory of Language, a formal development of glossematics, his scientific calculus of language. (31 words)

For example, the Prolegomena in Mombert's William Tyndale's Five Books of Moses show that Tyndale's Pentateuch is a translation of the Hebrew original. (26 words)

Example sentences (8)

Cf. Harrison, Jane Ellen, Prolegomena to the Study of Greek Religion, Chapter II, The Pithoigia, pp. 42–43.

For example, the Prolegomena in Mombert's William Tyndale's Five Books of Moses show that Tyndale's Pentateuch is a translation of the Hebrew original.

For instance Coxe (1846) lists a Prolegomena, or introductory books, followed by 7 classes of treatise embracing Physiology (28 vols.

His best known work is Prolegomena to a Theory of Language, which was expanded in Résumé of the Theory of Language, a formal development of glossematics, his scientific calculus of language.

Jane Harrison (Prolegomena) finds this to be a simple cautionary tale directed at young girls carrying the cista in the Thesmophoria rituals, to discourage them from opening it outside the proper context.

Part II Prolegomena to cardinal arithmetic.

Prolegomena to the Study of Greek Religion.

Recognizing the need to clarify the original treatise, Kant wrote the Prolegomena to any Future Metaphysics in 1783 as a summary of its main views.

Common combinations with prolegomena

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "prolegomena" in a sentence?
An example: "Cf. Harrison, Jane Ellen, Prolegomena to the Study of Greek Religion, Chapter II, The Pithoigia, pp. 42–43." This page contains 8 example sentences with the word "prolegomena" from authentic English texts.
What does "prolegomena" mean?
Prolegomena means: plural of prolegomenon
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