Del 36 - Language of Classical Literature

Category of Comparison in Latin

Inbunden, Engelska, 2022

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This book focuses on one of the basic – yet still rather neglected in Latin linguistics– grammatical categories: comparison of adjectives and adverbs. Which Latin adjectives and adverbs allow for comparative and superlative forms, and which ones do not? This question may seem trivial to those working with modern languages but is not at all trivial in the case of a dead language such as Latin that has no native speakers and a limited corpus of written texts. Based on extensive data collection, the book aims to provide today’s readers of Latin with some objective criteria for determining the answer.

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Utgivningsdatum2022-11-17
Mått155 x 235 x 28 mm
Vikt719 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieDel 36 i Language of Classical Literature
Antal sidor340
FörlagBrill
ISBN9789004523463

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PrefaceAbbreviationsList of Tables1 Theoretical Background and Methodology1.1 Aims and Scope1.2 The Category of Comparison in Modern Latin Grammars1.3 The Category of Comparison according to Late Latin Grammarians1.4 The Category of Comparison from a General Linguistic Perspective1.5 Language Material Used for Analysis2 The Forms of Latin Comparison2.1 The Origin of the Latin Comparative and Superlative Suffixes2.2 Irregular Comparison2.3 Periphrastic Gradation2.4 Adjectives with Only One Degree (Comparative or Superlative) Attested3 Gradable and Non-gradable Latin Adjectives3.1 Introduction3.2 Qualitative Abstract Nouns as an Indicator of Gradability3.3 Adjectives Formed By Composition3.4 Adjectives Formed By Derivation4 ConclusionsBibliographyIndex of Adjectives and Adjectival Affixes