The Prosodic Features of the Position <i>Muta Cum Liquida</i>in Catullus’ Poetry
The article deals with cases of prosody violation in the position muta cum liquida , which are numerous in Catullus’ poetry. Inasmuch as the recomposition of preceding muta cum liquida syllable was one of the most important processes in Vulgar Latin, it seems necessary to find out whether Catullus’ idiolect was the earliest evidence of prosody transformations, or it was a regional Cisalpine feature. To solve this problem, texts of Vergil and Horace have also been studied.