Left-dislocation in Republican Latin.
In the construction known as left-dislocation, an element appears in a fronted position, before the clause to which it belongs, usually introducing the topic of the sentence. Based on a detailed analysis of syntax, information structure and pragmatic organization, this study explores how left-disloc...
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Language: English
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Leiden, Boston:
Brill,
2018.
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Amsterdam Studies in Classical Philology
28.
Classical Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2019, ISBN: 9789004386266.
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Call Number: PA2311
| Summary: | In the construction known as left-dislocation, an element appears in a fronted position, before the clause to which it belongs, usually introducing the topic of the sentence. Based on a detailed analysis of syntax, information structure and pragmatic organization, this study explores how left-dislocation is used in republican Latin comedy, prose and inscriptions as a device to introduce topics or other pragmatically prominent elements. Taking into consideration especially relative clause syntax and constraints of each text type, Hilla Halla-aho shows that, in the context of early Latin syntax and the evolving standards of the written language, left-dislocation performs similar functions in dramatic dialogue, legal inscriptions and archaic prose. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |
| ISBN: | 9789004357464 |