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Word order in the Latin DP: the Syntax of Demonstratives” in R. Oniga, R. Iovino and G. Giusti
No full textIn this paper I analyse the syntax of Latin demonstratives (DEMs) hic, ille,
iste, within the framework of generative grammar.1 The data show that
DEMs display many similarities but also some substantial differences
among each other.
I argue that the freedom in the arrangement of the elements in Latin
nominal expressions (NEs) is only apparent and due to a non-systematic
analysis of the data, which does not take into account the distinction
between basic and marked orders, the latter being derived by syntactic
movement. In particular, following Giusti (1993; 1997) and Oniga (2007),
I show that DEMs are always in the highest specifier of the NE, namely, in
SpecDP. In addition, I demonstrate that ille but not the other demonstratives
can introduce an adjective in complex appositive structures.
Beyond the theoretical contribution, I will also suggest at various
points in the paper how linguistic theory can be useful in updating Latin
grammars for classroom activities
I "Menaechmi" di Plauto e Shakespeare
No full textAnalisi semiotico-narratologica dei Menaechmi di Plauto e osservazioni sul loro uso da parte di Shakespeare in The Comedy of Errors
Tacito, Opera Omnia
No full textEdizione con introduzione, traduzione e commento di Agricola, Germania, Dialogus de oratoribus e Historiae
Tacito, La vita di Giulio Agricola
No full textCommento storico, linguistico e stilistico al testo dell'opera
Why Formal Linguistics for the Teaching of Latin
No full textA brief overview of the main syntactic structures of Latin shows that it is possible to express in a unified way the partial similarity and the partial differences characterizing simple sentences in Latin, English and Italian, because these languages, and probably all languages, make use of the same universal principles of phrase structure, even if some parameters are set differently in each language.
In general, we suggest that the concepts of “phrase” and “remerge” (namely, syntactic movement) are highly useful tools of contemporary formal linguistics: they are intuitive to native speakers of every language, they are appropriate for a scientifically advanced theoretical model, and they can be easily applied to language pedagogy.
Our main point has been that there are compelling reasons to formulate a new methodology of language teaching that emphasizes linguistic awareness more than traditional approaches. This methodology newly conceptualizes grammar as a science of the mind that both contributes to the students’ overall education and facilitates learning modern and classical languages
La struttura del sintagma nominale latino
No full textThe paper proposes a systematic overview of the structure of the Latin noun phrase, as part of a generative theoretical framework. The objective is to demonstrate that, despite the freedom of Latin, we can capture some generalizations in the basic non-marked order of the elements in the noun phrase. After a quick introduction and a history of the matter (par. 1-2), the parallelism between sentence structure and noun phrase structure allows to identify the existence of three areas (par. 3). The first is the area of argument structure: even in the noun phrase, it is possible to observe the existence of a hierarchy in the order of subject and object (par. 4). The second is the area of the adjectival modification: it is possible to find also in Latin a hierarchy in the order of adjectives, similar to that observed in other languages (par 5). The apparent violations to the hierarchy in the first two areas are explained by the movement of the name to higher functional positions. The third area is the so-called left periphery of the phrase, in which the elements can be deplaced for reasons of information structure (topic - comment). So, not only in the sentence, but even within the noun phrase, these movements produce numerous marked orders, which can be explained case by case for communicative or stylistic reasons (par. 6)
Introduzione
No full textPresentazione generale delle problematiche affrontate dalla raccolta di saggi e riassunto dei singoli contributi
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