Lexical Blends in Greek and Latin Comedic Idiom A Dissertation SUBMITTED TO THE FACULTY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA BY Ryan Seaberg IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY Advisor: George Sheets December 2019 © Ryan Seaberg 2019 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I owe my heartiest thanks to many people, without whom I could never have written this dissertation: first and foremost, to my advisor Dr. Sheets for all of his encouragements, criticisms, and other comments throughout this process, for his patience in letting this dissertation develop as it did, and for his accommodating my interests in the years leading up to this dissertation by offering the courses and independent studies I asked for; to Dr. Olson, under whose tutelage in courses on Aristophanes and commentary writing and during the years when we worked together on Cratinus I learned how to do the work of classical philology; to Dr. Liberman for letting me “sit among the barbarians” and learn “oodles of Germanic philology”; and last but not least to Elizabeth, to my parents and brothers, and to Paul and Brenda Torresson for their unfailing support and generosity throughout this process but especially during these last few years. I also owe my thanks generally to everyone in the department of Classical and Near Eastern Studies—professors, fellow graduate students, and administrators alike—for their years of support and camaraderie. I could not have enjoyed my time there as I did without them. i For Holly, τῇ φιλτάτῃ κυνὶ, ἣν ὡς ἄνθρωπον ἐθάψαμεν καὶ ἐδακρύσαμεν ii TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS.......................................................................................................................ix CHAPTER 1. PLAUTINE MADULSA AND THE STUDY OF BLENDING.....................................1 1.1 Assumptions and Methodology....................................................................................12 CHAPTER 2. COMPOUNDING AND BLENDING............................................................................14 2.1 Introduction.........................................................................................................................14 2.2 Compounds and Compounding....................................................................................15 2.3 Ancient Greek and Latin Compounding as Stem Compounding......................16 2.4 The Linking Vowel.............................................................................................................18 2.5 The Spelling of Compounds............................................................................................20 2.6 Basic Criteria for the Classification of Compounds...............................................21 2.7 Bauer’s System of Classifying Compounds...............................................................24 2.7.1 Coordinative and Subordinative Compounds......................................27 2.7.2 Attributive and Relational Compounds..................................................28 2.7.3 Heads.....................................................................................................................30 2.7.4 Endocentricity and Exocentricity..............................................................30 2.7.5 Orientation.........................................................................................................32 2.8 The Use of Compounds.....................................................................................................37 2.9 How Blends Differ from Compounds and How They Are Analogous............40 CHAPTER 3. ONOMASTIC BLENDS...................................................................................................45 3.1 Introduction.........................................................................................................................45 3.2 Βδεῦ.........................................................................................................................................51 iii 3.2.1 Textual Notes.....................................................................................................51 3.2.2 Formation............................................................................................................52 3.2.3 Interpretation....................................................................................................53 3.3 σκαταιβάτης.........................................................................................................................59 3.3.1 Textual Notes.....................................................................................................60 3.3.2 Formation............................................................................................................61 3.3.3 Interpretation....................................................................................................62 3.4 Ἀττικωνικοί..........................................................................................................................66 3.4.1 Textual Notes.....................................................................................................68 3.4.2 Formation............................................................................................................68 3.4.3 Interpretation....................................................................................................68 3.5 ὠτοτύξιοι...............................................................................................................................73 3.5.1 Textual Notes.....................................................................................................73 3.5.2 Formation............................................................................................................74 3.5.3 Interpretation....................................................................................................75 3.6 Κλωπίδαι................................................................................................................................80 3.6.1 Textual Notes.....................................................................................................81 3.6.1 Formation............................................................................................................81 3.6.3 Interpretation....................................................................................................81 3.7 οἰκιτιεύς.................................................................................................................................83 3.7.1 Textual Notes.....................................................................................................84 3.7.1 Formation............................................................................................................86 3.7.3 Interpretation....................................................................................................86 iv 3.8 Λακιδαίμονος.......................................................................................................................91 3.8.1 Textual Notes.....................................................................................................92 3.8.2 Formation............................................................................................................92 3.8.3 Interpretation....................................................................................................94 3.9 Δορίαλλος or Δορύαλλος.................................................................................................96 3.9.1 Textual Notes.....................................................................................................98 3.9.2 Formation............................................................................................................99 3.9.3 Interpretation....................................................................................................99 3.10 Φαλλήνιος........................................................................................................................104 3.10.1 Textual Notes................................................................................................105 3.10.2 Formation......................................................................................................105 3.10.3 Interpretation..............................................................................................109 3.11 Rabienus............................................................................................................................112 3.11.1 Textual Notes................................................................................................113 3.11.2 Formation......................................................................................................113 3.11.3 Interpretation..............................................................................................115 3.12 Biberius..............................................................................................................................118 3.12.1 Textual Notes................................................................................................118 3.12.2 Formation......................................................................................................118 3.12.3 Interpretation..............................................................................................119 3.13 Conclusion.......................................................................................................................120