Zugl.: Mainz, Univ., Magisterarbeit, 2005.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--John Hopkins University. / "Reprinted from the American journal of philology, vol. VIII, no. 3."

Spec. Litt. Inaug.--Amsterdam. / Bibliography: p. 10-11.

The theory of powerless speech suggests that speakers in powerless social positions use more “powerless” speech acts than their social superiors. This report will use two such powerless speech acts, hedges and tag questions, to examine the interplay between the power relationships of Roman comedy and the language of its characters. The results of this study show that Republican Latin does not always follow the theory’s predictions, suggesting that hedges and tag questions may not be powerless speech acts in Latin; that the theory may need to be modified in order to accommodate Latin; or that the Saturnalian nature of Roman comedy prevents the expected outcome of powerless language. / text

Amicitia – Roman friendship – is delineated as an ideal reciprocal relationship between elite Roman males of fairly equal social standing. When individuals of unequal rank share this ideal reciprocal relationship, amicitia is labeled as “patronage” or “clientship”. This report seeks to test these ideals by examining the language of amicitia between individuals of equal and unequal rank in the plays of Terence. The results of this study show that Terence’s plays broaden the definition of amicitia to encompass a wide range of various friendships, including clientships. The language of amicitia supports the evidence available from late Republican and Imperial Rome that the measurement of reciprocity is indeterminate, amicitia and clientship share the same terminology of friendship, and that it can illuminate character development throughout the plays of Terence. / text

Inaug.-Diss.--Kn̲igsberg. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Virginia, 1924. / Bibliography: p. [4].

Inaug.-Diss.--Bonn.

Thesis.

Thesis--Catholic Univ. of America. / eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. "Essay on sources": p. 379-395.