Oraciones de Relativo Circunnominales en Miles Gloriosus de Plauto

Abstract

Circumnominal relatives clauses are a special type of subordinates that are embedded in the nominal syntagm, functioning as noun modifiers. Its peculiarity is that the connected element -known in some grammatical tradition as "antecedent"- follows the relative pronoun heading the construction. This research examines the circumnominal relative clauses in "Miles Gloriosus" of Plautus from the typological-functional point of view. The basic methodology of this study is the analysis of this syntagm as a unit that is motivated by its communicative function.