11.2752, Qs: Latin Knowledge, "Proper" Adjectival Suffixes

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Subject: 11.2752, Qs: Latin Knowledge, "Proper" Adjectival Suffixes

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Date:  Fri, 15 Dec 2000 01:50:37 -0500
From:  <colkitto at sprint.ca>
Subject:  Knowledge of Latin Quote

2)
Date:  Mon, 18 Dec 2000 17:35:58 +0800
From:  "Steven Schaufele" <fcosw5 at mail.scu.edu.tw>
Subject:  `proper' adjectival suffixes

-------------------------------- Message 1 -------------------------------

Date:  Fri, 15 Dec 2000 01:50:37 -0500
From:  <colkitto at sprint.ca>
Subject:  Knowledge of Latin Quote

I seem to remember somewhere that in the introduction to an edition of
Virgil's Aeneid, the editor said "we do not really know enough Latin to
determine how far Virgl was going with his changes of mood", or somehing
like that.  Wiould anyone know the exact quote?

Thanks in advance,

Robert Orr


-------------------------------- Message 2 -------------------------------

Date:  Mon, 18 Dec 2000 17:35:58 +0800
From:  "Steven Schaufele" <fcosw5 at mail.scu.edu.tw>
Subject:  `proper' adjectival suffixes

Dear Colleagues,

Does anybody know of any studies done on the suffixes used in e.g. English
to derive adjectives from proper nouns such as personal names or the names
of countries?  I'm particularly interested in any patterns that may have
been observed in the selection of suffixes from lists
like -(i)an, -ese, -esque, -ite, etc.

If i get some interesting reponses i'll post a summary.

Best,
Steven

Steven Schaufele, Ph.D.
Asst. Prof. of Linguistics
English Department, Soochow University
Waishuanghsi Campus, Shihlin District
Taipei 11102, Taiwan, ROC
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            (886)(02)2881-9471 ext. 6504 (office)
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e-mail: fcosw5 at mail.scu.edu.tw

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