Editorial: Brill
Colección: The Language of Classical Literature ; 37
Número de páginas: 157 págs.
Fecha de edición: 22-09-2022
EAN: 9789004524996
ISBN: 978-90-04-52499-6
Precio (sin IVA): 118,00 €
Precio (IVA incluído): 122,72 €
This book examines how the system of direct discourse marking developed over the centuries. It focuses on selecting marking means, presents the dynamics of change and suggests factors that might have been at play. The author guides the reader on the path that goes from the Classical prevalence of inquit to the Late innovative mix of marking words including the very classical inquit, an increased use of dico, the newly recruited ait, and dicens, influenced by biblical translations.