Talk:Word order in Latin

Is this article too simplistic?

I'm afraid the article like it is now (May 1, 2004) is maybe a little bit too simplistic, but I'm not in the mood to ask for feedback on the peer review pages and make it better if neccesary. Sorry for that. Paul/laudaka (add me to your Y!M/AIM/etc. list if you like!) | Talk 19:50, 1 May 2004 (UTC)[reply]

Are you sure?

"...unless they were nouns of beauty, size,.."

Shouldn't it be "adjectives"?

Word order holds significance of emphasis?

I once read that in Russian, since there are no articles, a word is placed at the end of a sentence to emphasize its singularity, like the function of our definite article. Is this true? If it is, does the same apply for Latin, since Latin contains no articles?--67.184.163.248 17:18, 8 November 2005 (UTC)Ikiroid[reply]

I believe this is true, however I am not sure. But when it is found out, It should be added to the article. - Illnab1024 02:16, 13 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

This is not true, for the most part. Although Latin also has no compulsory articles, certain adjectives can intensify a noun, or the use of a noun where normally one would be understood may result in added emphasis to specific words in a passage. Often in the language, words may be omitted where they might be superfluous, or they may be reinserted to signify their importance. Furthermore, one can infer from context if puer should be translated as "a boy" or "the boy". J. Finkelstein 06:48, 29 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Vagueness

This has led many, including people who should know better, to misunderstand (or be unable to read) many famous examples of Latin.

Who are these people? Why should they know better? Which famous examples? Isn't this whole sentence POV anyway? 217.33.74.20 14:34, 2 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]