Constituent order in classical Latin prose / Olga Spevak.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Spevak, Olga.

Series:

Studies in language companion series ; .117.

Studies in language companion series ; .117

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Latin language--Word order.

Latin language.

Latin language--Semantics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (336 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : J. Benjamins, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Latin is a language with variable (so-called 'free') word order. Constituent Order in Classical Latin Prose (Caesar, Cicero, and Sallust) presents the first systematic description of its constituent order from a pragmatic point of view. Apart from general characteristics of Latin constituent order, it discusses the ordering of the verb and its arguments in declarative, interrogative, and imperative sentences, as well as the ordering within noun phrases. It shows that the relationship of a constituent with its surrounding context and the communicative intention of the writer are the most reliable predictors of the order of constituents in a sentence or noun phrase. It differs from recent studies of Latin word order in its scope, its theoretical approach, and its attention to contextual information. The book is intended both for Latinists and for linguists working in the fields of the Romance languages and language typology.

Contents:

The traditional approach

The typological approach

The generative approach

Pragmatic approaches

Other aspects of Latin constituent order

Aim and methodology of this study.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786612558702

9781282558700

1282558706

9789027288516

9027288518

OCLC:

615636159