Resumen de Sprache und Kommunikation als Gegenstand der Satiren Juvenals
Ancient Roman Satire addresses a variety of different themes. Speech and communication as well as literary criticism are particularly prominent in this literary genre. After a short overview of how Lucilius, Horace and Persius deal with these aspects in their satirical works, this paper analyses how Juvenal approaches forms of speech and communication from a satirical perspective. It explores his remarks on certain types of verbal and non-verbal communication, gender-specific modes of communication (�female speech�), and the use of Greek � in particular in contexts which consider the significance of language and learning or the role of rhetoric in Roman society. Although it is evident that Juvenal contributes heavily to the construction of stereotypes, as can be expected from a satirist, his portrayals of certain types of speakers have important socio-cultural implications. It is therefore justified to argue that his texts can, at least to some extent, be used to reconstruct not only the language attitudes, but also the normative expectations and systems of social behaviour in Roman society. At the same time, the way in which Juvenal�s Satires present and evaluate the Greek language and its speakers reveals certain forms of self-perception of the Romans as opposed to other cultures.
