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Experiential Constructions in Latin.

Fedriani, Chiara.

Experiential Constructions in Latin. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (331 pages) - Brill's Studies in Historical Linguistics Series ; v.3 . - Brill's Studies in Historical Linguistics Series .

Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- List of Figures and Tables -- Abbreviations -- Abbreviations of Ancient Authors and Works -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Object of Investigation -- 1.2 Theoretical Approach -- 1.3 Data and Corpora -- 1.4 Motivations, Aims and Outline of the Present Study -- Chapter 2 The Experiential Situation and Its Components -- 2.1 Semantic Roles -- 2.2 The Experiential Situation and Its Components -- 2.2.1 The Experiencer Role -- 2.2.1.1 Inherent Properties -- 2.2.1.2 Relational Properties -- 2.2.2 The Stimulus Role -- 2.2.2.1 Inherent Properties -- 2.2.2.2 Relational Properties -- 2.3 The Status of Experiencers and Stimuli within a General Classification of Semantic Roles -- 2.4 Generalization and Inversion in the Functional Domain of Experience -- 2.5 Short Characterization of the Experiencerhood Domain in Indo-European -- 2.5.1 Experiencer-Centered Constructions -- 2.5.2 Stimulus-Centered Constructions -- 2.5.3 Body Part-Centered Constructions -- 2.5.4 Non-Centered Constructions -- 2.5.5 Conclusions -- Chapter 3 Experiential Constructions in Classical Latin -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Experiencer-Centered Constructions -- 3.2.1 The Intransitive Construction: NOMEXP - VINTR -- 3.2.2 The Transitive Construction: NOMEXP - ACCSTIM -- 3.2.3 The NOMEXP - DATSTIM Construction -- 3.2.4 The NOMEXP - GENSTIM Construction -- 3.2.5 The NOMEXP - PPSTIM Construction -- 3.2.5.1 AB -- 3.2.5.2 AD -- 3.2.5.3 CUM -- 3.2.5.4 DE -- 3.2.5.5 EX -- 3.2.5.6 IN -- 3.2.5.7 PRO -- 3.2.5.8 Stimuli as Prepositional Phrases: Summary -- 3.3 Stimulus-Centered Constructions -- 3.3.1 The DATEXP - NOMSTIM Construction -- 3.3.2 The 'double dative' Construction -- 3.4 The Abstract Possession Construction in the History of Latin -- 3.5 Summary -- Chapter 4 The me pudet Construction -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 A Non-centered Construction: General Outline. 4.2.1 Characterization of the Employment of the Accusative Case -- 4.2.2 Characterization of the Employment of the Genitive Case -- 4.2.3 The pudet-type Argument Structure Construction in Latin: A Quantitative Survey -- 4.3 The pudet-type Construction in the History of Latin -- 4.3.1 Pudet -- 4.3.1.1 Paradigm and Attested Forms -- 4.3.1.2 The Expression of the Stimulus -- 4.3.1.2.1 Stimuli as Neuter Pronouns -- 4.3.1.2.2 Stimuli as Nouns -- 4.3.1.2.3 Stimuli as Verbs -- 4.3.2 Paenitet -- 4.3.2.1 Paradigm and Attested Forms -- 4.3.2.2 The Expression of the Stimulus -- 4.3.2.2.1 Stimuli as Neuter Pronouns -- 4.3.2.2.2 Stimuli as Nouns -- 4.3.2.2.3 Stimuli as Verbs -- 4.3.3 Miseret -- 4.3.3.1 Paradigm and Attested Forms -- 4.3.3.2 The Expression of the Stimulus -- 4.3.4 Taedet -- 4.3.4.1 Paradigm and Attested Forms -- 4.3.4.2 The Expression of the Stimulus -- 4.3.4.2.1 Stimuli as Nouns -- 4.3.4.2.2 Stimuli as Verbs -- 4.3.5 Piget -- 4.3.5.1 Paradigm and Attested Forms -- 4.3.5.2 The Expression of the Stimulus -- 4.3.5.2.1 Stimuli as Neuter Pronouns -- 4.3.5.2.2 Stimuli as Nouns -- 4.3.5.2.3 Stimuli as Verbs -- 4.3.6 Other Verbs that Originally Realized Cognate Argument Structures -- 4.3.6.1 Veretur -- 4.3.6.2 Fastidit, iuvat, delectat and fallit -- 4.3.6.3 Decet -- 4.3.6.4 Dolet -- 4.3.6.5 Toward a Broader Subsystem of Inactive Syntax in Latin -- 4.4 Summary -- Chapter 5 Experiential Constructions in Late Latin and Old Italian: A Corpus-based Investigation into Diachronic Syntax -- 5.1 Semantic and Cognitive Processes in Constructional Diachronic Change -- 5.2 A Survey of Experiential Constructions in Late Latin -- 5.2.1 The Reanalysis of the Reflexive Pronoun: Evidence from Late Latin Experiential Verbs -- 5.2.2 The pudet-type Construction in Late Latin: Where Has the Minority Pattern Gone?. 5.2.3 Interim Summary. Frequency and Semanticity of Experiential Constructions in Late Latin -- 5.3 Experiential Constructions in Old Italian -- 5.3.1 NOMEXP - ACCSTIM Experiential Constructions in Old Italian -- 5.3.2 The DATEXP - NOMSTIM Experiential Construction in Old Italian -- 5.3.3 The Development of Latin NOMEXP - DATSTIM and NOMEXP - GENSTIM Experiential Constructions in Old Italian -- 5.3.4 The Intransitive Pronominal NOMEXP - PPSTIM Experiential Construction in Old Italian -- 5.4 Summary -- Chapter 6 Conclusion -- 6.1 The Characterization of Experiencers and Stimuli: Empirical and Theoretical Results -- 6.2 The Functional Domain of Experience in Classical Latin -- 6.3 Main Trends in the Historical Development -- 6.4 Typological Considerations -- References -- Index Locorum -- Index of Modern Authors -- Subject Index.

This book offers a corpus-based synchronic and diachronic investigation of Experiential constructions in Latin, focusing on patterns of variation and change in argument realization and non-canonical case-marking and providing insights in the domain of diachronic verbal syntax and semantics.

9789004257832


Latin language-Morphology.
Latin language-Syntax.
Language and emotions.


Electronic books.

PA2133.F43 2014eb

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