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Lexis Supplements
Edited book | Everyday Communication in Antiquity: Frames and Framings
Chapter | Framing the Bad Guys: Continuative Clauses in the Depiction of the Wrongdoer in Papyrus Petitions
Framing the Bad Guys: Continuative Clauses in the Depiction of the Wrongdoer in Papyrus Petitions
Abstract
While the analysis of papyrus petitions has often been motivated by historical interests, less attention has been drawn to their linguistic features. In this paper, I investigate the use of continuative clauses in Greek petitions from Egypt (I-VIII AD): in particular, I focus on a specific textual unit of the text, illustrating how the wrongdoers and their acts in the concrete case of the document are characterised by means of relativisation. Moreover, I discuss the identification criteria of appositive clauses, as well as the functions that continuative clauses perform in the texts in the light of their syntactic, stylistic and sociolinguistic features.
Submitted: May 21, 2024 | Accepted: Oct. 16, 2024 | Published April 24, 2025 | Language: en
Keywords Documentary papyri • Continuative clauses • Petitions • Ancient Greek • Relativisation
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