Language and Rhetoric_critical Studies

Sterne's multivoiced-discourse
by Carlotta Rainoldi, Giulia Sarullo and Silvia Sotgiu

GENERAL REFERENCES TO Multivoiced-Discourse:
Vol. I
Vol. II
Vol. III
Vol. IV
Vol. V
Vol. VI
Vol. VII
Vol. VIII
Vol. IX

SPECIFIC TOPICS ON Multivoiced-Discourse:
GUASCOIGNE
FRENCH
GREEK
ITALIAN
LATIN
SPANISH
MULTIORIGIN

Legenda	French	Greek	Latin
Guascoigne	Multiorigin	Italian	Spanish

Volume I

Quote	Lang.	Font	Coll.	Notes of Norton Edition	Notes of Penguin Edition
	Greek	Greek alphabet	Frontispiece of Volume I	(Taràssei toùs Anthròpous ou tà Pràgmata, allà tà perì tòn Pragmàton Dògmata) "It is not things that disturb men, but their judgments about things".	"Men are tormented with the opinions they have of things, and not by the things themselves"
HOMUNCULUS	Latin	capital letters	Vol I, Ch II	Little man, male sperm	Little man, male sperm
Vice versâ	Latin	italics	Vol I, Ch IV	On the contrary	"On the contrary"
Sciatica	Latin	normal	Vol I, Ch IV	Pain in the lower back	Pain in the lower back
æra	Latin	normal	Vol I, Ch V	Year	Year
O diem præclarum!	Latin	italics	Vol I, Ch VI	"O wondrous day!"	"O glorious day!"
De gustibus non est disputandum	Latin	italics	Vol I, Ch VIII	"there is no disputing about tastes"	"there is no disputing about tastes"
tout ensamble	French	italics	Vol I, Ch IX	"The whole thing"	The whole thing
Rosinante	Spanish	italics	Vol I, Ch X	Don Quixote’s horse. The correct spelling is Rocinante	Don Quixote’s horse. The correct spelling is Rocinante
poudrè d’or	French	italics	Vol I, Ch X	"Powdered with gold"	Powdered with gold
De vanitate mundi et fugâ sæculi	Latin	italics	Vol I, Ch X	"On the vanity of the world and the swift passing of time"	"On the vanity of the world and the swift passing of time"
communibus annis	Latin	italics	Vol I, Ch X	"In ordinary years"	In ordinary-average years
La Mancha	Spanish	italics	Vol I, Ch X	Castilla La Mancha, that is Quixote’s Spanish country	Castilla La Mancha, that is Quixote’s Spanish country
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gaité de cœur	French	italics	Vol I, Ch XI	"Gaiety of heart"	Gaiety of heart
bon mot	French	italics	Vol I, Ch XI	"Witty saying"	Witty saying
memento(s)	Latin	normal	Vol I, Ch XII	Lit: remember	Lit: remember
Eugenius	Latin Greek	italics	Vol I, Ch XII	Lit: "well born". Latin name of Greek origin.	Lit: the one who has a good nature
Loretto	Italian	italics	Vol I, Ch XIV	"Santa Casa di Loreto, a famous strine in Italy" (Loreto)	"Santa Casa di Loreto, a famous strine in Italy"
femme sole	French	italics	Vol I, Ch XV	"Single woman"	Single woman
toties quoties	Latin	italics	Vol I, Ch XV	"Every time"	Every time
Te deum	Latin	italics	Vol I, Ch XVIII	"We Praise Thee, Lord", hymn	"We praise thee, Lord", hymn
piano	Italian	italics	Vol I, Ch XIX	Musical term for "softly"	Here, "softness"
Argumentum ad hominem	Latin	italics	Vol I,Ch XIX see also Vol II,Ch X	Lit: "Argument addressed to the man, that is to the character of one’s opponent"	Lit: "Argument addressed to the man, that is to the character of one’s opponent"
	Greek	Greek alphabet	Vol I, Ch XIX	(Theodidáktos) "taught by God"	Theodidáktos, "taught of God"
(Argumentum)ad ignorantiam	Latin	italics	Vol I, Ch XIX	Arguments that relies on the ignorance of the opponents	Arguments that relies on the ignorance of the opponents
vive la Bagatelle	French	italics	Vol I, Ch XIX	"Hurrah for frivolity"	"Long live foolery"
Viz	Latin	italics	Vol I, Ch XIX	Abbr. For "Videlicet": "it’s clear" – "surely"	Abbr. For "Videlicet": "it’s clear" – "surely"
in rerum naturâ	Latin	italics	Vol I, Ch XIX	"The nature of things"	"In the order of things"
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EPIPHONEMA	Greek	capital letters, Latin alphabet	Vol I, Ch XIX	Rhet: "exclamatory phrase ending a discourse"	Rhet: "Striking concludine statement"
EROTESIS	Greek	capital letters, Latin alphabet	Vol I, Ch XIX	Rhet: "rhetorical question"	Rhet: "rhetorical question"
Nicompoop	Greek	italics	Vol I, Ch XIX	Contains the Greek word ‘‘Nikh’’ that means ‘‘Victory’’	Contains the Greek word ‘‘Nikh’’ that means ‘‘Victory’’
MEMOIRE presenté à Messieurs les Docteurs de SORBONNE	French	italics	Vol I, Ch XX	The passage is from Heinrich von Deventer, Observations importantes sur le manuel des accouchemens. Translation	"Memory presented to the doctors of Sorbonne University"
sous condition	French	italics	Vol I, Ch XX	Under condition	Under condition
par le moyen d'une petite canulle, sans faire aucun tort au père	French	italics and normal	Vol I, Ch XX	"By means of a little nozzle, without doing any harm to the father"	"By means of a little nozzle, without doing any harm to the father"
	Greek	Greek alphabet	Vol I, Ch XXI	(Akmè), pinnacle	(Akmè), pinnacle
Amicus Plato…sed magis amica veritas	Latin	italics	Vol I, Ch XXI	"Plato is dear to me, but dearer still is truth"	"Plato is my friend, but truth is my greater friend"
Foro Scientiæ	Latin	italics	Vol I, Ch XXI	"The forum of knowledge"	In the forum of science
Argumentum ad Verecundiam, ex Absurdo, ex Fortiori	Latin	italics	Vol I, Ch XXI	"Argument to modesty, from absurdity, from stronger reason"	Argument to shyness, from the absurd, from the strongest.
Ars Logica	Latin	italics	Vol I, Ch XXI	"The art of logic"	The art of logic
Argumentum Fistulatorium	Latin	italics	Vol I, Ch XXI	"Argument of the musical pipe"	"Argument of one who whistles"
Argumentum Baculinum	Latin	italics	Vol I, Ch XXI	"Argument of the stick", that is threat	"Argument of the stick, that is violence"
Argumentum ad Crumenam	Latin	italics	Vol I,Ch XXI see also Vol.II,Ch.XII	"Argument to the purse", that is to self-interest	"Argument directed to the purse of one’s opponent"
Argumentum Tripodium	Latin	italics	Vol I, Ch XXI	"Argument addressed to the third leg"	"Argument addressed to the third leg"
Argumentum ad Rem	Latin	italics	Vol I, Ch XXI	"Argument addressed to the thing in hand"	Argument addressed to "the thing"
forte or piano	Italian	italics	Vol I, Ch XXIII	"Loud" (strong) or "soft" (low)	Loud (strong) or soft (low)
ad populum	Latin	italics	Vol I, Ch XXIII	"To the people"	To the people
os pubis	Latin	italics	Vol I, Ch XXV	"Pubic bone"	"Hipbone of the baby/child"
Coxendix	Latin	italics	Vol I, Ch XXV	"Hip bone"	"Hipbone of the baby/child"
os illeum	Latin	italics	Vol I, Ch XXV	"A pelvic bone"	"Hipbone of the baby/child"

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