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SONNENSCHEIN, Edward Adolf. Master of Arts was born in 1851 in London.
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The Unity of the Latin Subjunctive: A Quest; Being a Paper Read in Abstract Before the Classical Association (Classic Reprint)
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Excerpt from The Unity of the Latin Subjunctive: A Quest; Being a Paper Read in Abstract Before the Classical Association Comparative philologists have pointed out that the Latin subjunctive is historically a mixture of two moods, the subjunctive and the optative of the parent language; and, assuming that forms and meanings must of necessity go together, have argued that any unity of meaning in the Latin subjunctive is excluded by this simple historical fact. But this assumption is insecurely based: it is common enough in languages to find two entirely different forms conveying the same meaning; as, on the other hand, identical forms may convey different meanings. Thus, for instance, the two Aorists of Greek were synonymous from the earliest Indo-european times; nor have we any evidence to show that they ever differed in meaning. There seems, then, to be no reason a priori why the subjunctive and the optative inflexions should not have been originally synonymous and only gradually differentiated in Greek through a long process of development. Moreover, the argument that difference of form implies, difference of function really proves too much; it would break up the unity of the Greek, as well as of the Latin, subjunctive: for the short-vowel subjunctives differ in form from the long-vowel subjunctives of Greek. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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The Unity of the Latin Subjunctive: A Quest Paper a Paper Read in Abstract Before the Classical Association (Classic Reprint)
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I ntrodnctioh Comparative philologists have pointed out that the Latin subjunctive is historically a mixture of two moods, the subjunctive and the optative of the parent language; and, assuming that forms and meanings must of necessity go together, have argued that any unity of meaning in the Latin subjunctive is excluded by this simple historical fact. But this assumption is insecurely based :it is common enough in languages to find two entirely different forms conveying the same meaning; as, on the other hand, identical forms may convey different meanings. Thus, for instance, the two Aorists of Greek were synonymous from the earliest I ndo-european times ;nor have we any evidence to show that they ever differed in meaning. There seems, then, to be n Oreason a priori why the subjunctive and the optative inflexions should not have been originally synonymous and only gradually differentiated in Greek through a long process of development. Moreover, the argument that difference of form implies, difference of function really proves too much; it would break up the unity of the Greek, as well as of the Latin, subjunctive :for the short-vowel subjunctives differ in form from the longvowel subjunctives of Greek. And are we to assume that all the different formative elements which enter into the present This paper is a fuller statement of the views which I expressed in brief summary in a paper read before the General Meeting of the Classical Association in Birmingham, Oct. 9th 1908, and printed in the Froceedings for 1908, pp. 21 32. 2S ee Brugmann, Kune Verg Uichende Grammatik, 736. For an insiance of the converse phenomenon, ibid. 629. (Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.) About the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology. Forgotten Books'
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Edward Adolf. Master of Arts SONNENSCHEIN
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Education
Studied at University College School and University College, London. University College, Oxford. Scholar of University Colleges, London and Oxford.
1st class in Classical Moderations, 1873.
1st class in Litterse Humaniores, 1875. Doctor of Literature (Oxfordshire.).
Career
Assistant to the Professor of Humanity in the University of Glasgow, 1877-1881. Professor of Greek and Latin in Mason College, Birmingham, 1883 -1900. Dean of Faculty of Arts, University of Birmingham, 1900-1903.
Examiner in Latin for matriculation in University of Wales, 1896 - 1901, and in Greek for degrees, 1904-1907.
Classical Examiner in University of Edinburgh, 1899-1902, and in University of New Zealand, 1909. Joint Secretary (and one of the founders) of Classical Association and Chairman of Curricula Committee of same, 1904-1909.
Chairman of JointCommittee on Grammatical Terminology, 1909. Member of Philological Congress, Chicago, 1893, and Congress of Arts and Sciences, Saint Louis, 1904.
Professor of Latin ana Greek in the University of Birmingham.
Son of Adolf Sonnenschein, of London, and Sarah Robinson Stallybrass, daughter of Reverend Edward Stallybrass, who was for many years a missionary in Siberia.
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The Unity of the Latin Subjunctive: A Quest; Being a Paper Read in Abstract Before the Classical Association (Classic Reprint)
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The Unity of the Latin Subjunctive: A Quest Paper a Paper Read in Abstract Before the Classical Association (Classic Reprint)
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- T. MACCI PLAUTI [PLAUTUS] RUDENS Editio Minor with an Appendix on Scansion for the Use of Schools
- T. MACCI PLAUTI [PLAUTUS] RUDENS Editio Minor. with an Appendix for the Use of Schools.
- The Captivi or T. Maccius Plautus
- Ideals of Culture: Two Addresses to Students
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The Unity of the Latin Subjunctive: A Quest; Being a Paper Read in Abstract Before the Classical Association (Classic Reprint)
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Club: University, Birmingham.
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Spouse 1884, Edith Annesley,daughter of Ogden Bolton, barrister-at-law, of Liverpool.
