Includes bibliographical references and index.

Acknowledgements -- List of Figures and Tables -- Abbreviations and glosses -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Theoretical background -- 2.1 Defining demonstratives: situational and recognitional reference in Latin -- 2.2 Hic , iste , and ille : the semantic contrast -- 2.3 Hic , iste , and ille : position in the noun phrase -- 2.4 Hic , iste , and ille : the particle ‑ c ( e ) -- 2.5 Demonstratives in Plautine drama -- 2.6 Conclusion -- 3 Situational reference -- 3.1 Situational reference in Latin: previous literature -- 3.2 Situational reference in Plautus -- 3.3 The deictic contrast -- 3.4 Blending fiction and reality in Plautine drama -- 3.5 Conclusion -- 4 Recognitional reference -- 4.1 Recognitional reference in Latin: previous literature -- 4.2 Recognitional reference in Plautus -- 4.3 The deictic contrast -- 4.4 Recognitional demonstratives and information management on the Plautine stage -- 4.5 Conclusion -- 5 Formal differences -- 5.1 Position in the noun phrase -- 5.2 The particle ‑ c ( e ) -- 5.3 Additional constituents -- 5.4 Pauses -- 5.5 Conclusion -- 6 (Inter)subjectivity and (inter)subjectification -- 6.1 (Inter)subjectivity, (inter)subjectification, and demonstratives -- 6.2 (Inter)subjectivity and the Latin demonstratives -- 6.3 The case of recognitional iste and different types of common ground -- 6.4 Conclusion -- 7 Conclusion -- Appendix 1: Data collection and statistical methods -- Appendix 2: Data -- Bibliography -- Index.

This is the first comprehensive monograph about demonstratives in Plautus. It uses advanced statistical methods to analyze the morphosyntactic and semantic properties of demonstratives establishing situational (extra-linguistic) and recognitional (mnemonic) reference, thus providing new insights into demonstratives in Latin while also illustrating the great potential of quantitative methodologies for research in Latin linguistics. Furthermore, the specific referential properties of these demonstratives are shown to contribute significantly to two characteristic features of Plautine drama: the construction of fictional worlds that are not fully separate from reality and the close relationship between the characters and the audience.

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