Dependency and Constituency in the History of Punctuation Theory

Abstract

The subject of this study is the reflection of dependency and constituency conceptions in older theories of punctuation. It is shown that these conceptions were already integrated in the ancient theory of punctuation, but they were developed further in different theories of Modern Period. Therefore, even from this specific perspective it is possible to understand the history of punctuation theory as a process of developing and clarifying grammatical and syntactical thinking.