Word-final -s in Ennius’ Annales: a sociolinguistic approach
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Authors
Zair, Nicholas
Journal Title
Journal of Latin Linguistics
ISSN
2194-8739
Publisher
De Gruyter
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Article
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Zair, N. Word-final -s in Ennius’ Annales: a sociolinguistic approach. Journal of Latin Linguistics https://doi.org/10.17863/CAM.78831
Abstract
One of the features of the language of the Roman poets of the third, second, and to some extent first centuries BC is that a word-final syllable consisting of a short vowel followed by s can scan as light even when followed by a word beginning with a consonant, as in the line below.
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Stiftelsen Riksbankens Jubileumsfond
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Stiftelsen Riksbankens Jubileumsfond (via Swedish Collegium for Advanced Study (SCAS)) (Unknown)
Embargo Lift Date
2100-01-01
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This record's DOI: https://doi.org/10.17863/CAM.78831
This record's URL: https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/331380
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