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Chapter 2 - A Roman Conversation? Code-Switching in Diachronic Context

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 September 2019

Olivia Elder  and
Alex Mullen
Olivia Elder
Affiliation:
University of Cambridge
Alex Mullen
Affiliation:
University of Nottingham
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Summary

Rochette’s comment reflects a scholarly view on code-switching in the two heavy-weights of Roman epistolography: Pliny’s Greek is thought to be technical, carefully delimitated and literary, whereas Cicero’s, at least at times, is considered to be freer and representative of spoken language.

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The Language of Roman Letters
Bilingual Epistolography from Cicero to Fronto
 , pp. 40 - 110
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2019

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