Left-dislocation in Republican Latin.
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-disloc...
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| Superior document: | Amsterdam studies in classical philology ; Volume 28 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Leiden,, Boston: : Brill,, 2018. |
| Year of Publication: | 2018 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Amsterdam Studies in Classical Philology
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (253 pages). |
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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. |
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| ISBN: | 9004357467 |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |