VII.32.2 (113)
| ID | 850 |
|---|---|
| Corpus | Cicero: Ad Familiares |
| Reference | VII.32.2 (113) |
| Reference 2 | n/a |
| Date | 01/03/50 |
| Source | Letter |
| Author | Cicero |
| Addressee | Volumnius Eutrapelus |
| Citation Greek Code Switch | παράγραμμα |
| Latin Context | nisi acuta ἀμφιβολία, nisi elegans ὑπερβολή, nisi παράγραμμα bellum, nisi ridiculum παρὰ προσδοκίαν |
| Inter/Intra Sentential | Intra |
| Function Code Switch | Wordplay |
| Flagging | |
| Syntactic/Grammatical Info | |
| Context | Attributes that set Cicero's jokes/witty saying apart from others. |
| Comments | παράγραμμα is according to Shackleton Bailey "apparently a joke depending on a change of letters, equivalent to παρανομασία in de Orat. II.256". Greek noun described by a Latin adjective. |