- In
linguistics and literature,
periphrasis (/pəˈrɪfrəsɪs/) is the use of a
larger number of words, with an
implicit comparison to the
possibility of using...
- Philology. 2 (4): 305–314. JSTOR 44938469. Squartini,
Mario (1998).
Verbal Periphrases in Romance: Aspect, Actionality, and Grammaticalization. Berlin: Mouton...
- In Latin,
there are
multiple periphrases for
tense and mode. Here we list the most common. The
perfect periphrasis is
composed of the sum
auxiliary and...
- it is not
possible to
create new ones,
except by compounding.
Verbal periphrases of obligation:
Caldre + que +
infinitive (personal)
Caldre + infinitive...
-
Romance verbs are the most
inflected part of
speech in the
language family. In the
transition from
Latin to the
Romance languages,
verbs went
through many...
-
features of this
style are the
refined language of
aristocratic salons,
periphrases, hyperbole, and puns on the
theme of
gallant love. The
movement was similar...
- men. His wife is Iðunn. In Skáldskaparmál
Snorri writes: How
should one
periphrase Bragi? By
calling him
husband of Iðunn,
first maker of poetry, and the...
- Lyly's
mannered style is
characterized by
parallel arrangements and
periphrases. The
style of
these novels gave rise to the term eup****sm. The proverb...
- kennings: How
should man be
periphrased? By his works, by that
which he
gives or
receives or does; he may also be
periphrased in
terms of his property,...
- (Translation: In
order to
obviate misunderstandings and
avoid ****bersome
periphrases, [the author, a
university lecturer]
suggests designating as "enzymes"...
