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"The role of Augustine of Hippo in textual linguistics". The contribution of Augustine of Hippo (354-430) to linguistic thought has aroused little interest in the reference works of the history of linguistics. Despite being one of the greatest philosophers of the language of antiquity, the dissertations about his figure have been contradictory, sporadic and partial. To overcome this condition of degraded author, historiography can study in an integral way the autobiographical work of the Confessions (396-397) and the exegetical work of De la doctrina cristiana (396). They represent, respectively, the model of knowledge of rhetoric and dialectics, and the principles of textual criticism to interpret Christian doctrine. The reading of these two works shows Augustine of Hippo as a bridge of linguistic thought between the classical world and the medieval and modern tradition. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

"Historiography and memory of linguistics in autobiographies of linguists". The paper discusses the autobiographical historiography of linguistics contributions. The autobiography is a source of the narrative aspect of historiography. In the paper a list of autobiographies of linguists is made (Davis & O'Cain 1980, Koerner 1991 y 1998, López Alonso & Séré 1992, Swiggers 1997, Brown & Law 2002, Timotin & Colceriu 2012, Laborda, Romera & Fernández Planas 2014) to consider their cognitive, literary and textual aspects. The article applies the theory as an analytical model of the drama and of the constituents of the story by Jerome Bruner. The study confirms the suitability of the autobiography to tell the life story of the author and to describe the landscape of contemporary linguistics. The study reveals the multifaceted value of writing I like literature, scientific document and source of social information. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]