TY - JOUR
TI - Note on the Latin possessive suus. Classical roots of a functional change
AU - Sapota, Tomasz
AU - Sosnowski, Roman
TI - Note on the Latin possessive suus. Classical roots of a functional change
AB - 
	In the paper we deal with the development of Latin possessive suus and with changes in use of the
	possessive from Latin to Italian. Citing examples from the Latin classical literature we demonstrate
	the inconsistencies and weaknesses of the grammar system that led to incoherent use of the linguistic
	forms and to consequent changes in the system itself.
	By analyzing sentences chosen mostly Caesar’s works we reached the conclusion that in Latin
	had not existed specialized pronominal forms employed exclusively in the oratio obliqua structures.
	Suus, se, sibi were used in order to establish referential identity of different elements which resulted
	in co-occurrence of identical forms that pointed to completely different referents. The evolution of the
	language in the 6th century abolished the difference between reflexive and pronominal form (classical
	Latin suus and eius). Such shift was a result of the incoherent employment of those forms in the oratio
	obliqua. At first, that usage was context-depending, then it was extended to become general and
	normative, which led to disappearing of the diversification between reflexive and pronominal forms.
VL - Volume 8 (2008)
IS - Volume 8, Issue 1
PY - 2008
SN - 1732-8705
C1 - 2084-3917
SP - 100
EP - 108
UR - https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/romanica-cracoviensia/article/note-sul-possessivo-latino-suus-radici-classiche-del-cambiamento-funzionale