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

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"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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Halla-aho, Hilla (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2018]
Series:Amsterdam studies in classical philology, volume 28
Subjects:
Latin language > Discourse analysis.
Latin language > Syntax.
Latin language > Grammar, Generative.
Latin (Langue) > Analyse du discours.
Latin (Langue) > Syntaxe.
Latin (Langue) > Grammaire générative.
FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY / Latin
LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical
Latin language > Discourse analysis
Latin language > Grammar, Generative
Latin language > Syntax
Online Access:Texto completo
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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"--
Physical Description:1 online resource.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9789004357464
9004357467
ISSN:1380-6068 ;

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