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Left-dislocation in Latin : topics and syntax in Republican texts / by Hilla Halla-aho.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Amsterdam studies in classical philology ; volume 28Publisher: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2018]Description: 1 online resourceContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9789004357464
  • 9004357467
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Left-dislocation in LatinLOC classification:
  • PA2311
Online resources:
Contents:
Defining left-dislocation -- Left-dislocation in comedy (with an appendix on Lucretius) -- Left-dislocation in the Epigraphic material -- Left-dislocation in Republican prose.
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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"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.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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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