基本説明
This monograph is one of the first studies that approaches Latin syntax from a formal perspective, combining detailed corpus-based description with formal theoretical analysis.
Full Description
This monograph is one of the first studies that approaches Latin syntax from a formal perspective, combining detailed corpus-based description with formal theoretical analysis. The empirical focus is word order in embedded clauses, with special attention to clauses in which one or more constituents surface to the left of a subordinating conjunction. It is proposed that two such types of left peripheral fronting should be distinguished. The proposed analyses shed light not only on the clausal left periphery, but also on the overall structure of the Latin clause. The study is couched in the framework of generative grammar, but since a thorough introduction is provided, no special background in formal syntax is required. Major topics touched upon are word order, information structure, locality, and the syntax of pied-piping. The book covers both synchronic and diachronic topics of Latin syntax, and is of interest for classical philologists, historical linguists, and formal syntacticians.
Contents
1. Preface; 2. List of abbreviations; 3. Chapter 1. Introduction; 4. Chapter 2. The internal syntax of Adverbial Clauses (ACs); 5. Chapter 3. The left periphery of embedded clauses; 6. Chapter 4. The syntax of island pied-piping: Evidence from Latin relative clauses; 7. Chapter 5. Clausal pied-piping by topics; 8. Chapter 6. LEF2: Presentational foci in CP; 9. Chapter 7. The syntax of LEF2: A synchronic and diachronic perspective; 10. References; 11. Language index; 12. Person index; 13. Subject index
