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Peter Barrios-Lech

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Barrios-Lech_Linguistic_Interaction_Appendix_Four.Docx, Peter G. Barrios-Lech Jun 2016

Barrios-Lech_Linguistic_Interaction_Appendix_Four.Docx, Peter G. Barrios-Lech

Peter Barrios-Lech

Appendix 4, "Donatus on Pragmatics and Politeness," for Barrios-Lech, P. 2016. Linguistic Interaction in Roman Comedy (Cambridge).

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Barrios-Lech_Linguistic_Interaction_Appendix_Five.Docx, Peter G. Barrios-Lech Jun 2016

Barrios-Lech_Linguistic_Interaction_Appendix_Five.Docx, Peter G. Barrios-Lech

Peter Barrios-Lech

Appendix 5, "Supplementary Material for Parts III-IV," Barrios-Lech, P. Linguistic Interaction in Roman Comedy (Cambridge).

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1st_Plural_Hortatory_Subj_Menander_New.Xls, Peter G. Barrios-Lech Dec 2015

1st_Plural_Hortatory_Subj_Menander_New.Xls, Peter G. Barrios-Lech

Peter Barrios-Lech

This is the data for my article, "The First Person Plural Hortatory Subjunctive in New Comedy"

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The Volo Command In Roman Comedy (Revised, Pre-Print Version), Peter G. Barrios-Lech Dec 2015

The Volo Command In Roman Comedy (Revised, Pre-Print Version), Peter G. Barrios-Lech

Peter Barrios-Lech

ABSTRACT: The article is based on a complete data set of all volo commands in Roman comedy (a large and relevant corpus); the semantic and pragmatic features of the volo command are described, and argument is made that Plautus characterizes on the linguistic level using the volo command in selected passages. Please cite only the published version.

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Quid Ais And Female Speech In Roman Comedy (Revised, Pre-Print), Peter G. Barrios-Lech Dec 2013

Quid Ais And Female Speech In Roman Comedy (Revised, Pre-Print), Peter G. Barrios-Lech

Peter Barrios-Lech

ABSTRACT: Quid ais has as its two main functions in Latin to express surprise (“what are you saying?”) and to get the addressee’s attention (“tell me something...”); the latter type has a commanding tone. It is proven that quid ais in Plautus has a decidedly male character; that is, he avoided giving the phrase to women. To explain this finding, it is noted that 91% of instances of quid ais in Plautus are of the second “attention-getting” type. With its imperatival force, this quid ais was probably not felt to be appropriate for Plautus’ female characters whose speech is generally …

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The First Person Plural "Hortatory" Subjunctive In Plautus And Terence, Peter G. Barrios-Lech Dec 2013

The First Person Plural "Hortatory" Subjunctive In Plautus And Terence, Peter G. Barrios-Lech

Peter Barrios-Lech

ABSTRACT: The article examines some patterns in the distribution of the 1st person plural hortatory subjunctive (e.g. faciamus) in Roman Comedy.

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