Overview

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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Author:   Lucie Pultrová
Publisher:   Brill
Imprint:   Brill
Volume:   36
Weight:   0.719kg
ISBN:  

9789004523463

ISBN 10:   9004523464
Pages:   340
Publication Date:   17 November 2022
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Preface Abbreviations List of Tables 1 Theoretical Background and Methodology  1.1 Aims and Scope  1.2 The Category of Comparison in Modern Latin Grammars  1.3 The Category of Comparison according to Late Latin Grammarians  1.4 The Category of Comparison from a General Linguistic Perspective  1.5 Language Material Used for Analysis 2 The Forms of Latin Comparison  2.1 The Origin of the Latin Comparative and Superlative Suffixes  2.2 Irregular Comparison  2.3 Periphrastic Gradation  2.4 Adjectives with Only One Degree (Comparative or Superlative) Attested 3 Gradable and Non-gradable Latin Adjectives  3.1 Introduction  3.2 Qualitative Abstract Nouns as an Indicator of Gradability  3.3 Adjectives Formed By Composition  3.4 Adjectives Formed By Derivation 4 Conclusions Bibliography Index of Adjectives and Adjectival Affixes

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Dr. Lucie Pultrová, Ph.D. (1974), Charles University Prague, is Associate Professor of Greek and Latin Studies at that university. She has published monographs and many articles on Latin linguistics, as well as translations of Latin texts (Isidore of Seville, Varro).

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