New perspectives on historical Latin syntax . Volume 1 Syntax of the sentence [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Philip Baldi, Pierluigi Cuzzolin

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910778135103321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Berlin ; ; New York, : Mouton de Gruyter, 2009
• ISBN: 1-282-18797-X; 9786612187971; 3-11-020562-9
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (584 p.)
• Collana: Trends in linguistics. studies and monographs ; ; 180.1
• Classificazione: FN 4495
• Altri autori (Persone): BaldiPhilip; CuzzolinPierluigi
• Disciplina: 475
• Soggetti: Latin language - Syntax; Linguistics
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of abbreviations -- Prolegomena -- Syntax, sociolinguistics, and literary genres -- Latin syntax and Greek -- Semitic influence in the history of Latin syntax -- Word order -- Coherence, sentence modification, and sentence-part modification - the contribution of particles -- Coordination -- Questions and answers -- Backmatter
• Sommario/riassunto: This is the first of a multi-volume set dealing with the long-term evolution of Latin syntax, roughly from the 4th century BCE up to the 6th century CE. There are six pivotal chapters in this volume, each dealing with a subject which is critical to the understanding of the syntactic system. Topics covered include contact phenomena (from Greek and Semitic), the development of word order, particles, coordination, and the syntax of questions and answers. The volume is introduced by the editors in an explanatory "Prolegomena", and the textual parameters are set in a chapter on literary genres and sociolinguistics. Crafted in a functional-typological framework, chapters are user-sensitive, with a minimum of technical jargon and formalism, making them accessible to the widest range of readers.