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oapen-20.500.12657-393802024-04-19T09:26:20Z Persuasive Language in Cicero Fotheringham, Lynn S. Ancient history: to c 500 CE thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHC Ancient history This innovative approach to Cicero's persuasive language analyses the style and structure of one of his important speeches in more detail than has ever been done before. It applies ideas from modern linguistics (sentential topic, lexical patterning, interactional discourse), and explores the possibilities and limitations of quantitative analysis, made easier by modern computing power, in the areas of syntax and vocabulary. The result is a reading of the Pro Milone as a unified text, whether aimed at persuading the jury to acquit Milo or at persuading a wider audience that Milo should have been acquitted. This reading not only contributes to our understanding of late republican discourse, but also suggests a new methodology for using the study of language and style to illuminate literary/historical aspects of texts. 2020-05-27T16:44:32Z 2020-05-27T16:44:32Z 2013 book ONIX_20200527_9781905670680_6 http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/39380 eng Bulletin of the Institute of Classical Studies Supplements application/pdf Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International 9781905670680.pdf University of London Press University of London Press 10.14296/917.9781905670680 10.14296/917.9781905670680 4af45bb1-d463-422d-9338-fa2167dddc34 University of London Press 121 520 London open access
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This innovative approach to Cicero's persuasive language analyses the style and structure of one of his important speeches in more detail than has ever been done before. It applies ideas from modern linguistics (sentential topic, lexical patterning, interactional discourse), and explores the possibilities and limitations of quantitative analysis, made easier by modern computing power, in the areas of syntax and vocabulary. The result is a reading of the Pro Milone as a unified text, whether aimed at persuading the jury to acquit Milo or at persuading a wider audience that Milo should have been acquitted. This reading not only contributes to our understanding of late republican discourse, but also suggests a new methodology for using the study of language and style to illuminate literary/historical aspects of texts.
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