Thesis
French
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Abstract
Several delicate issues are related to the Latin expressions of quantity. Their definition, to start with, is already problematic (should one adopt a definition that supposes a prior knowledge of their semantics, or an « internal » definition ?). Also, irregularities appear in the expression of quantity for massive nouns. Finally, the evolution of the language modifies the quantifying nature of some important terms (quot, quantus and their correlatives). This thesis has three main objectives: proposing an « internal » definition of quantifier, studying irregularities in the expression of mid-scalar quantification by multus and magnus, and the semantic evolution of quantus, quot and their correlatives, from classical to late Latin.