Classical and Romance Usages of Ipse in the Vulgate

In Classical Latin ipse was an intensive pronoun used to add emphasis to a noun or pronoun. In many cases it may be translated into English by ‘self’. In the modern Romance languages, on the other hand, reflexes of ipse do not have this function. Rather, ipse has developed into a demonstrative prono...

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Main Author: Mari Johanne Hertzenberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Oslo 2011-08-01
Series:Oslo Studies in Language
Online Access:https://journals.uio.no/osla/article/view/41