Re: 'and' clitic in Latin (-que) and Kalaallisut (-lu)

Says my Latin Grammar, translated into broken English
: "Among the three conjunctions ET, ATQUE and -QUE, ET
is the most neutral; it simply indicates addition of
two components; ATQUE furthermore indicates that there
is some unity between the components; -QUE includes
both precedent values, possibly adding an idea of
equivalence.
(...)
ATQUE and -QUE are equivalent to bind two concepts,
objects or beings, close to each other or
complementary:
Qui studeat omnium rerum divinarum ATQUE humanarum
vim... (Cicero): He who would study the essence of all
divine and human things...
Omnium divinarum humanarumQUE rerum (...) consensio
(Cicero): The agreement on every human and divine
things...

-QUE is particularly frequent in usual expressions:
senatus populusQUE Romanus (Roman Senate and People)
domi belliQUE (in time of war like of peace)
terra mariQUE (on earth and on sea)

-QUE can add the idea of an equivalence when binding
two nearly synonym terms: peto quaesoque (I ask and
beg you). The secund component thus sometimes presents
a logical relation with the former one (causal,
consecutive)."

So I would say that -QUE rather binds two symetrical
concepts. This seems not to be exactly the case in
your examples. "Venit" and "vincit" are not symetrical
(intransitive # transitive). Anyway, if I'm not
mistaken, it should be "et CaesarEM vincit"
(accusative) (or do you mean something else ?).
Probably "ET" would do quite well in such cases ?

--- Henrik Theiling <theiling@...> wrote:
  What about
> clauses?  Can they be
> combined with -que?  Or only 'et'.  Which of the
> following sentences
> are correct in Latin:
>
>   Brutus venit Caesarque vincit.
>   Brutus venit Caesar vincitque.
>
> Or is it only possibly if the head is first:
>   Brutus venit vincitque Caesar.
>
> Or maybe only:
>   Brutus venit et Caesar vincit.
>
> Bye,
>   Henrik

=====
Philippe Caquant

"High thoughts must have high language." (Aristophanes, Frogs)


	
		
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