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1 online resource. |
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Amsterdam studies in classical philology, 1380-6068 ; volume 28
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| 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"-- Provided by publisher. |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Defining left-dislocation -- Left-dislocation in comedy (with an appendix on Lucretius) -- Left-dislocation in the Epigraphic material -- Left-dislocation in Republican prose. |
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Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed. |
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Latin language -- Discourse analysis.
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Latin language -- Syntax.
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Latin language -- Grammar, Generative.
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Latin (Langue) -- Analyse du discours.
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Latin (Langue) -- Syntaxe.
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Latin (Langue) -- Grammaire générative.
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FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY / Latin
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LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical
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Latin language -- Discourse analysis
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Latin language -- Grammar, Generative
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Latin language -- Syntax
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Halla-aho, Hilla, author. Left-dislocation in Latin Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2018] 9789004302471 (DLC) 2018033021 |
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9789004357464 (electronic bk.) |
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9004357467 (electronic bk.) |
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9789004302471 |
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