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Syntax of the Sentence (Trends in Linguistics. Studies and Monographs [TiLSM], 180/1) - Hardcover

Book 60 of 360: Trends in Linguistics. Studies and Monographs [TiLSM]

Baldi, Philip; Cuzzolin, Pierluigi

 
9783110190823: Syntax of the Sentence (Trends in Linguistics. Studies and Monographs [TiLSM], 180/1)

Synopsis

New Perspectives on Historical Latin Syntax is a methodologically uniform multi-authored work that traces main currents in the syntactic history of Latin. Relying primarily on a functional-typological methodology, in which structural considerations of the traditional type are combined in a complementary and balanced way with functional and typological principles, the book approaches historical Latin syntax from a non-traditional perspective, investigating diachronic phenomena primarily from their discourse function as revealed in Latin texts. Key features: first publication to investigates the long-term syntactic history of Latin first part of a multi-volume set of three generally accessible to linguists and non-linguists theoretically coherent, formulated in functional-typological terms does not require reading fluency in Latin, since all examples are translated into English Volume 2 is in preparation for 2009, and Volumes 3 will follow in 2010.

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About the Author

Philip Baldi, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, USA; Pierluigi Cuzzolin, Bergamo University, Italy.

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The New Historical Syntax of Latin is a methodologically uniform multi-authored work that traces main currents in the syntactic history of Latin. Relying primarily on a functional-typological methodology, in which structural considerations of the traditional type are combined in a complementary and balanced way with functional and typological principles, The New Historical Syntax of Latin approaches historical Latin syntax from a non-traditional perspective, investigating diachronic phenomena primarily from their discourse function as revealed in Latin texts. A sample includes the origins and development of participant-tracking in discourse, deixis, the use and function of sentence-connectives, the shift from "be" to "have" expressions to mark predicative possession, and changes in word order, to name but a few.

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