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‖ punctus Palæogr.|ˈpʌŋktəs, ˈpʊŋk-|
[L., f. pungere to prick: cf. punctum.]
A point, a punctuation mark. Freq. in phr. punctus elevatus |ɛləˈvɑːtəs|, a raised point; punctus interrogativus |ɪntəˌrɒgəˈtiːvəs|, a question mark; punctus versus |ˈvɜːsəs|, a reversed point. See also quots.
1952P. Clemoes Liturgical Influence on Punctuation in Late Old English & Early Middle English MSS 4 Punctus elevatus, a symbol formed by combining Punctum and Podatus. It denoted the cadence with which a Colon ended, generally a gradual lowering of pitch followed by a return to the Tuba in one stage. Ibid. 5 Punctus versus, a symbol consisting of the Punctum. It denoted the cadence with which a Periodus ended. Ibid., Punctus interrogativus, a symbol formed by combining Punctum and Porrectus. It denoted the cadence with which an interrogative sentence ended. 1954D. Whitelock Early Eng. MSS. in Facsimile IV. 18/2 The usual mark of punctuation is the punctus, marking minor pauses as well as the end of sentences. Ibid., A sign shaped like a semi-colon, the punctus versus, occurs. Ibid., A mark like an inverted semi-colon, the punctus elevatus,..never marks the close of a period, but divides a main from a subordinate clause, or one subordinate clause from another. 1957N. R. Ker Catal. MSS. containing Anglo-Saxon p. xxxiv, The two marks, the dot and the ;, were reinforced at the end of the tenth century by a third mark, ?, which had been used hitherto only in Latin texts. It was known later in the Middle Ages as punctus elevatus and is often called now, inaccurately, the ‘reversed semi-colon’. 1966P. Clemoes Early Eng. MSS. in Facsimile XIII. 24/1 Four marks are used, namely a simple point placed at about mid-height..a punctus elevatus..a punctus versus..and a punctus interrogativus. 1971P. J. Lucas in Archivum Linguisticum II. 5 Notably absent are the punctus elevatus (or so-called ‘inverted semicolon’) and the punctus interrogativus... His [sc. Capgrave's] failure to use both the punctus elevatus and the punctus interrogativus probably indicates a movement away from liturgical (and formal rhetorical) influence. 1975Anglo-Saxon England IV. 117 This [system of punctuation] consists of a hierarchy of punctum (.), punctus elevatus (?), punctus versus (;)..the punctus interrogativus (?) is also used. |