Aug. 87.2

ID 1036
Corpus Suetonius
Reference Aug. 87.2
Reference 2 n/a
Date
Source Quotation: Letter
Author Augustus
Addressee (unknown)
Citation Greek Code Switch baceolum
Latin Context ponit assidue et pro stulto 'baceolum' et pro pullo 'pullaceum' et pro cerrito 'uacerrosum' et 'uapide' se habere pro 'male' et 'betizare' pro 'languere', quod uulgo 'lachanizare' dicitur; item 'simus' pro 'sumus' et 'domos' genetiuo casu singulari pro 'domus'
Inter/Intra Sentential Intra
Function Code Switch Referential
Flagging "Ponit assidue...pro stulto …" (flagged by Suetonius)
Syntactic/Grammatical Info
Context Discussion of peculiarities of Augustus' expression in his letters; several of the other alternatives = Latin forms or of unknown origin
Comments TLL: "mutatum esse videtur pro gr. βάϰηλος"