TY  - BOOK
AU  - Breunesse,Merlijn
TI  - Demonstrative Reference in Plautus
T2  - Classical Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2025
SN  - 9789004749993
AV  - N5305 
U1  - 709 23
PY  - 2026///
CY  - Leiden, Boston
PB  - Brill
KW  - Art History
KW  - Classical Studies
KW  - Drama & Theatre Studies
KW  - Greek & Latin Linguistics
KW  - Greek & Latin Literature
N1  - 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
N2  - 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
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004749993
ER  -