This article deals with cases of overlap between indirect interrogative clauses and relative clauses in Latin. After overviewing the status quaestionis, attention is paid to factors involved in creating ambiguity, such as the semantic class of governing verbs, the type of indirect interrogative clauses and relative clauses that can overlap, the role of pronoun homophony, the selection of verb mood, and its significance in terms of information structure. Particular regard is paid to Classical Latin.
Pompei, A. (2021). On the similarities and differences between indirect interrogative clauses and relative clauses. In A. Ma Martín Rodríguez (a cura di), Linguisticae Dissertationes. Current Perspectives on Latin Grammar, Lexicon and Pragmatics. Selected Papers from the 20th International Colloquium on Latin Linguistics (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain, June 17-21, 2019) (pp. 461-476). Madrid : Ediciones Clásicas.
On the similarities and differences between indirect interrogative clauses and relative clauses
Anna Pompei
2021-01-01
Abstract
This article deals with cases of overlap between indirect interrogative clauses and relative clauses in Latin. After overviewing the status quaestionis, attention is paid to factors involved in creating ambiguity, such as the semantic class of governing verbs, the type of indirect interrogative clauses and relative clauses that can overlap, the role of pronoun homophony, the selection of verb mood, and its significance in terms of information structure. Particular regard is paid to Classical Latin.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
