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Plural pronouns and social deixis in Latin: a pragmatic development

Authors: Molinelli, Piera;

Plural pronouns and social deixis in Latin: a pragmatic development

Abstract

I sistemi allocutivi sono fondamentali per la comunicazione e in genere comprendono forme nominali e pronominali (e relativo accordo verbale) che distinguono tra i valori familiare / affettivo e reverenziale / di cortesia. Le forme allocutive sono di natura pragmatica e costituiscono un dominio linguistico che si trova alla periferia della grammatica, e le cui forme e funzioni sono sottoposte a sviluppi rapidi e drammatici dal momento che sono profondamente radicate nella situazione socio-culturale e possono cambiare notevolmente a seguito di trasformazioni politiche, sociali e culturali. Questo studio indaga lo sviluppo socio-pragmatico del sistema allocutivo dal latino arcaico, quando il sistema era non marcato in riferimento alla dimensione riverenziale, al latino tardo, quando tali funzioni risultano emerse e sono chiaramente espresse, svelando le principali fasi diacroniche e i fattori in gioco. In una lingua a corpus chiuso come il latino, i gruppi sociolinguistici e le variabili non sono identificabili con chiarezza. I registri e stili ci permettono di analizzare i modelli di variazione in contesti di interazione e nella deissi sociale. Di conseguenza, questo documento offre uno studio di caso sulle Verrine di Cicerone che ci permette di avanzare osservazioni sia qualitative che quantitative.

Address systems are central to communication and typically comprise nominal and pronominal forms (and related verbal agreement) that distinguish between familiar / affective and reverential/courtesy values. Forms of address are pragmatic in nature and constitute a linguistic domain that is located at the periphery of grammar, and whose forms and functions are subjected to rapid and dramatic developments since they are deeply rooted in the socio-cultural situation and can change considerably according to political, social and cultural transformations. This study investigates the socio-pragmatic development of the system of address from Early Latin, when the system was unmarked as to the reverential dimension, to Late Latin, when such functions emerged and were clearly expressed, by unravelling the main diachronic steps and the factors at play. In a corpus language like Latin, sociolinguistic groups and variables are not straightforwardly identifiable. It is registers and styles that allow us to analyse patterns of variation in interactional contexts and in social deixis. Accordingly, this paper offers a case study on Cicero’s Verrine that allows us to make both qualitative and quantitative observations.

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Sistema allocutivo; identità; plurale inclusivo; plurale reverenziale; titoli onorifici;, Address system; identity; inclusive plural; reverential plural; honorific titles;

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