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1 online resource (356 p.) |
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The Language of Classical Literature Ser |
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The Language of Classical Literature Ser
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Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- Tables -- Chapter 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 -- 1.3.1. Scope of the Category of Comparison and Basic Concepts -- 1.3.2. Morphological and Syntactic Rules of Comparison -- 1.4. The Category of Comparison from a General Linguistic Perspective -- 1.4.1. Basic Concepts (Comparison-Measure-Gradability-Scalarity) |
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1.4.2. Comparison-a Grammatical or Derivational Category? -- 1.4.3. Scale Types -- 1.4.4. Methods of Determining Scalarity -- 1.4.5. Classification of Adjectives Used in this Work -- 1.5. Language Material Used For Analysis -- 1.5.1. Method of Corpus Creation -- 1.5.2. Limitations of the Corpus and the Data Obtained From It -- Chapter 2. The Forms of Latin Comparison -- 2.1. The Origin of the Latin Comparative and Superlative Suffixes -- 2.2. Irregular Comparison -- 2.2.1. bonus-melior-optimus -- 2.2.2. malus-peior-pessimus -- 2.2.3. magnus-maior-maximus |
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2.2.4. parvus-minor-minimus -- 2.2.5. multus-plūrēs-plūrimī -- 2.3. Periphrastic Comparison -- 2.3.1. Periphrastic Comparison in Latin Grammars -- 2.3.2. Periphrastic Comparison with magis and maximē in the Corpus -- 2.3.2.1. Magis -- 2.3.2.2. Maximē -- 2.3.2.3. Summary -- 2.3.2.4. Diachronic Observations -- 2.3.3. Plūs -- 2.4. Adjectives with Only One Degree (Comparative or Superlative) Attested -- 2.4.1. Adjectives and Adverbs with Only Comparatives Attested -- 2.4.2. Adjectives and Adverbs with Only Superlatives Attested -- Chapter 3. Gradable and Non-gradable Latin Adjectives |
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3.1. Introduction -- 3.2. Qualitative Abstract Nouns as an Indicator of Gradability -- 3.2.1. Suffix -itia -- 3.2.2. Suffix -tūdō -- 3.2.3. Suffix -ia -- 3.2.3.1. -ntia -- 3.2.3.2. -ia -- 3.2.4. Suffix -tās -- 3.2.5. Summary -- 3.3. Adjectives Formed By Composition -- 3.3.1. Introduction -- 3.3.2. Typological Classification of Adjectival Compounds -- 3.3.3. VP: Object + Verb -- 3.3.4. VP: Adverbial Modifier + Verb -- 3.3.5. NP and PP -- 3.3.5.1. Exogenous Adjectival Compounds -- 3.3.5.2. Endogenous Adjectival Compounds -- 3.3.6. AP: Adverbial Modifier + Adjective |
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3.3.6.1. Degree -- 3.3.6.2. Place/Direction -- 3.3.6.3. Summary: Compounds of the Type Adverbial Modifier + Adjective -- 3.3.7. Conclusions -- 3.4. Adjectives Formed By Derivation -- 3.4.1. Introduction -- 3.4.2. Deverbal Adjectives -- 3.4.2.1. Participles -- 3.4.2.2. -idus -- 3.4.2.3. -r, gen. -ris -- 3.4.2.4. -uus and -vus -- 3.4.2.5. -bilis -- 3.4.2.6. -ilis -- 3.4.2.7. -tilis/-silis -- 3.4.2.8. -āneus -- 3.4.2.9. -tīcius/-sīcius -- 3.4.2.10. -īvus -- 3.4.2.11. -āx -- 3.4.2.12. -ulus -- 3.4.2.13. -ius -- 3.4.2.14. -(i)s -- 3.4.2.15. -us -- 3.4.2.16. -nus |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
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3.4.2.17. -mus |
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9789004523470 |
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9004523472 |
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