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Left-dislocation in Latin : topics and syntax in Republican texts /

"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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Halla-aho, Hilla (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2018]
Colección:Amsterdam studies in classical philology, volume 28
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:"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"--
Descripción Física:1 online resource.
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9789004357464
9004357467
ISSN:1380-6068 ;