Latin Linguistics and Linguistic Theory: Proceedings of the 1st International Colloquium on Latin Linguistics, Amsterdam, April 1981 (Studies in Language Companion Series)

The articles of this collection on Latin linguistics are representative of the kind of research that is currently carried out in the field of linguistics. Most deal with syntax or sentence structure, but they vary with respect to their emphasis on theory or description. They also vary with respect to the grammatical framework with which they are formulated, with some preponderance of transformational generative approaches. All papers are well-informed about the major developments in contemporary linguistics and make extensive use of recent methods and types of argumentation. In the introduction the volume editor briefly reviews the present state of Latin linguistics, starting with a section on the question whether it is possible to conduct up-to-date linguistic research for Latin at all. To be followed by a brief sketch of the impact of recent linguistic theories on Latin linguistics in general, and in a final third section an outline is presented of the possible interest the contributions to this volume may have for linguists working on languages other than Latin 1. Preface 2. Introduction (by Pinkster, Harm) 3. I. Method 4. Kompetenz in der lateinischen Syntax (by Pfister, Raimund) 5. II. Sentence Structure 6. Speech perception and grammatical rules in Latin (by Baldi, Philip) 7. Anaphoric Relations, Pronouns and Latin Complementation (by Bertocchi, Alessandra) 8. The development of Latin (Cases and Infinitive) (by Calboli, Gualtiero) 9. Le systeme des cas latins: apercu d'une theorie morpho-semantique (by Carvalho, Paulo de) 10. The structure of Latin complex sentences (by Coleman, Robert) 11. Organisation syntaxique des complements de lieu et temps en Latin archaique (by Fugier, Huguette) 12. L'importance du verbe dans la phrase latine (by Guiraud, Charles) 13. Interrogation, interrogation rhetorique et exclamation en Latin (by Hoff, F.) 14. Word Order within Latin Noun Phrases (by Jong, Jan R. de) 15. Latin preverbs and cases (by Lehmann, Christian) 16. New Approaches to Accusative Subjects: Case Theory vs: Raising (by Maraldi, Mirka) 17. Les relatives en Latin: "Raising" ou "Matching"? (by Maurel, J.P.) 18. Praedicativum (quantifying adjectives and adjectives denoting physical or mental state) (by Pinkster, Harm) 19. III. Text Structure 20. Conversation openings in the comedies of Plautus (by Hoffmann, Maria E.) 21. IV. Semantics 22. Une analyse semantique et pragmatique des pronoms indefinis en Latin (by Orlandini, Anna) 23. V. Morphology/Phonology 24. Latin Degemination: an Autosegmental Approach (by Pillinger, O.S.) 25. Analyse d'un systeme verbal (les morphemes grammaticaux du verbe latin) (by Touratier, Christian) 26. VI. Latin Linguistics and Language Learning 27. Zur Verwendung von dependenzgrammatischen Elementen im Lateinunterricht des Gymnasiums (by Heilig, Ernst) 28. Latin at Michigan 1951-1981 (by Seligson, G.M.) 29. Indexes 30. Author Index 31. Subject Index Edited By Harm Pinkster. English, French, And German. Organized By The Dept. Of Latin At The University Of Amsterdam--preface. Includes Bibliographies And Indexes.