Left-dislocation in Latin : topics and syntax in Republican texts / by Hilla Halla-aho.
"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-...
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English |
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Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
[2018]
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| Series: | Amsterdam studies in classical philology ;
v. 28. |
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| Online Access: | JSTOR Open Access |
| 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 (vii, 253 pages). |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9004357467 9789004357464 9004302476 9789004302471 |
| ISSN: | 1380-6068 ; |