Eleanor Dickey

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Dickey, Eleanor 2019 When please ceases to be polite: The use of sis in early LatinExploring (im)politeness in ancient languages, Ridealgh, Kim (ed.), pp. 204–224 | Article
Latin sis, contracted from si uis (‘if you wish’) and commonly attached to imperatives in early Latin, is usually translated as ‘please’, but some scholars have seen it as urgent rather than polite. Here, an examination of all the examples of sis in early Latin (chiefly Plautus and Terence)… read more