Semantico-Pragmatic Approach to the Uses of <i>autem</i> in Plautus-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Semantico-Pragmatic Approach to the Uses of autem in Plautus

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Author:

Perdicoyianni-Paleologou Helen¹

Affiliation:

1. Boston College, USA

Abstract

This work aims to study the syntactic and semantico-pragmatic properties of autem in Plautus. The connector has a fundamental binary value expressing the notion of addition and that of opposition. Therefore, autem is used as an addition marker to relate syntactic constituents, a marker ensuring the reorientation of language activity on the level of enunciation, a limitation marker intended to make a thematic selection among elements of a paradigm as well as a marker of contrastive focus with argumentative or non-argumentative scope. Besides, the study of extra-linguistic data has highlighted the functions of autem linking with non-verbal and aspects of the discourse situation.

Publisher

Edizioni Ca Foscari

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