Word order in Latin locative constructions: a corpus study in Caesar’s De bello gallico
Stavros Skopeteas
Abstract Classical Latin is a free word order language, i.e., the of constituents determined by information structure rather than syntactic rules. This article presents corpus study on locative constructions and shows that choice between Theme-first Locative-first influenced discourse status referents. Furthermore, findings reveal striking impact construction: complements motion verbs do not have same ordering preferences with static adjuncts. finding supports view influence indirect, it mediated structural domains.
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